Resident American Osteopathic Academy of Orthopedics

Welcome to the Resident American Osteopathic Academy of Orthopedics (RAOAO) website. This website is designed for current and perspective osteopathic residents of orthopedic surgery. The purpose of the RAOAO website is threefold:

To provide a link between all the DO orthopedic residency programs and to specifically provide a forum for communication between the residents in these programs.
To provide links to sites that may be useful to all DO orthopedic residents.
To provide information to perspective DO medical students interested in residency in orthopedic surgery

What is RAOAO?

The RAOAO is a subdivision of the American Osteopathic Academy of Orthopedics (AOAO), made up of resident members of the AOAO. The purpose of the RAOAO is to unify osteopathic residents of orthopedic surgery through enhanced communication between residents. The RAOAO serves as the collective “voice” of the residents to the AOAO Board of Directors meetings. In addition, the RAOAO provides information to osteopathic medical students interested in orthopedic surgery.

CONTACT US:
raoao@aoao.org
Phone: (804) 565-6370
Fax: (804) 282-0090

Scientific Paper Winners for 2011-12 Resident Year

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ARAS

First Place:
Poor Fit Between Total Knee Arthroplasty Femoral Components and the Postero-Lateral Femoral Condyle
Thomas Ehmke, DO
Second Place:
Total Knee Arthroplasty in a Patient with Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis (PVNS): A Case Report
Jared White, DO

General

First Place:
Local Anesthetics on Cartilage After Intra-Articular Injection of Rat Joints
Joseph Borruso, DO
Second Place:
Complications of Open Reduction and Plate Fixation of Displaced Midshaft Clavicle Fractures
Scott Gibson, DO
Third Place:
Abbreviated Two-Stage Exchange Arthoplasty for Periprosthetic Joint Infections: 2 to 6 Year Results
Timothy Ekpo, DO

Hand:

First Place:
Necrotizing Fasciitis Following Carpal Tunnel Decompression
John Braut, DO
Second Place:
Distal Radioulnar Joint Anatomic Classification
Karston Carr, DO

Pediatrics:

First Place/Daniel L. Morrison Award Recipient:
Proximally Displaced Medial Epicondyle Fractures
Kyle Stephens, DO
Second Place:
Multifocal Osseous Langerhans Cell Histocytosis in an 18 month old A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Jeffrey Martin, DO
Third Place:
Mini C Arm Radiation Exposure in Emergency Room Pediatric Upper Extremity Reductions
Michael Sumko, DO

Spine:

First Place:
The Effect of Mesenchymal Stem Cells on Cervical and Lumbar Fusion
Emily Putney, DO

Sports:

First Place/Don Joy Sports Award Recipient:
Ice Hockey Injuries Among Collegiate Athletes: What Impact Does the Intentional Checking Rule Play in Relation to Acquired Injuries?
Michael Sobolewski, DO

Scientific Paper Winners Previous Years Archive

Useful Documents

Basic Standards

Attention AOA Internship, Residency and Fellowship programs!

Have training slots available?
Need help recruiting?

The AOA is pleased to announce the new AOA Post Match web service. Starting February 8, 2012, AOA training programs will be able to advertise and update available postdoctoral training positions on the AOA website at www.aoapostmatch.osteopathic.org.

This service is free to all institutions who would like to post available positions on AOA Post Match
This service will be available 24/7/365 so programs may advertise and update available positions at any time
Any approved AOA program may advertise an available position, even fellowship positions
Use this service to advertise OGME 2 and above slots
Participation in AOA Post Match is voluntary. All AOA programs are encouraged to advertise available training positions, but are not required to participate

Institutions will need their AOA Opportunities Username/Password to post available positions Institutions needing assistance should contact AOA staff at (800) 621-1773, ext. 8289 or aoapostmatch@osteopathic.org.

Links

Board Review
Wheeless Textbook of Orthopedics

Suggested Resources

Anatomy:

Netter's Concise Atlas of Orthopaedic Anatomy
Surgical Exposures in Orthopaedics: The Anatomic Approach by Stanley Hoppenfeld & Piet deBoer

Fracture Handbook:

Handbook Of Fractures by Joseph D. Zuckerman & Kenneth J. Koval

Physical Exam:

Physical Examination of the Spine and Extremities by Stanley Hoppenfeld
Orthopaedic Neurology: A Diagnostic Guide to Neurologic Levels by Stanley Hoppenfeld et al
The Orthopaedic Physical Exam by Bruce Reider

General Orthopedics:

Review of Orthopaedics by Mark D. Miller
Orthopedic Secrets by David E. Brown & Randall D. Neumann