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Orthopedic information available on the Web
The Web site for the American Association of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS), which can be found at www.aaos.org, offers research information, patient education materials, and guidelines.
While some sections of the site are available only to members of the association, nonmembers can view free abstracts of articles from the Journal of the Association of Orthopedic Surgeons. Full text of the articles can be purchased for $7 per article. Issues of the AAOS Bulletin and the AAOS Report can be viewed in full. Nonmembers also can view news bulletins from AAOS and other international associations. Practice guidelines and association publications can be purchased on-line or by fax, telephone, or mail.
The site list current research projects and links to the National Institutes of Health, Federal Drug Administration, Medline, and the National Library of Medicine.
Nonmembers can view patient education materials such as fact sheets and brochures on knee arthroscopy. Managers can check out the orthopedic yellow pages, which provides direct links to appropriate vendors.
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