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The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery 81:587-91 (1999)
© 1999 The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.

Commentary

Rediscovering Occupational Orthopaedics for the Next Millennium*

J. Mark Melhorn, M.D.

I read with interest the "Symposium. Orthopaedic Workforce in the Next Millennium" (80-A: 1534–1551, Oct. 1998), by Heckman et al.18. Although important issues were addressed, the challenging field of "occupational orthopaedics" should be considered as another option for the expansion of the practice of the general orthopaedist.

Background

Heckman19 stated that the leadership of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons felt frustrated because of their inability to do much to address the situation directly. In order to obtain useful information on the orthopaedic workforce supply and demand, the Academy, together with other societies, commissioned the RAND Orthopaedic Workforce Study, which was published in the March 1998 issue of The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery25.

The Symposium, which was published in October 1998, was divided into several areas of interest. The participants were effective in communicating their specific points of view related to the orthopaedic workforce in the next . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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