The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (American). 2007;89:2308-2311.
doi:10.2106/JBJS.G.00543
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Musculoskeletal Medicine Educational Reform in the Bone and Joint Decade*

Joseph Bernstein, MD1, Toby King, CAE2 and George V. Lawry, MD3

1 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 424 Stemmler Hall, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6081. E-mail address: orthodoc@post.harvard.edu
2 United States Bone and Joint Decade, 6300 North River Road, Rosemont, IL 60018
3 Department of Internal Medicine, Rheumatology Division, University of Iowa, 200 Hawkins Drive, Iowa City, IA 52242

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   Introduction
 
The burden of musculoskeletal disease is vast. Although these diseases may lack the cachet of more immediately life-threatening conditions (such as cancer or stroke), musculoskeletal problems are worthy of increased attention, as the amelioration of bone and joint disease can certainly enhance life, if not extend it.

Buoyed by the accomplishments of the Decade of the Brain (1990-2000), the international community of musculoskeletal physicians and scientists came together in Sweden in 1998 to found the Bone and Joint Decade1,2. The specific purpose of this group was to confront the growing burden of musculoskeletal disorders through raising public awareness of the problem and improving prevention, treatment, and research.

The United Nations, the World Health Organization, and others announced public support. In the United States, President Bush, joined by the governors of all fifty states, declared the years 2002 through 2011 to be the National Bone and Joint Decade in the . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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