Dr. Cliff Jones (Michigan State University)
Dr. Tim Bray (Renown Regional Medical Center)
Dr. George Russell (University of Mississippi)
Dr. Lawrence Bone (State University of New York at Buffalo)
Dr. Paul Manson (Chair AO Foundation, Johns Hopkins University)
It is in times of war and natural disaster where the many ground breaking advancements in Orthopaedic Surgery have first emerged and are put to a true test due to the severity of injuries and limitations of applying available technologies with finite resources in remote areas. Treatment of injuries to servicemen and women from the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts and the recent experience of disaster relief in Haiti have provided major challenges to the Orthopaedic specialty. Dr. Cliff Jones, Clinical Professor , Michigan State University discusses Orthopaedic perspectives of treating war related injuries, while Dr. Lawrence Bone, Professor and Chair of Orthopaedic Surgery presents results of care provided by volunteer surgeons in Haiti as part of US government sponsored programs. Dr. Paul Manson, Chair of the AO Foundation, Professor and Chair of the Department of Plastic Surgery at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland concludes this program with his observations on the successes of organized trauma care on the East Coast using the Shock Trauma hospital experience.