• Virtual Course: November 6-8, 2025 (Course #2503269)
• Learn more and register at https://www.aaos.org/education/courses/2503269-3345/
• Course Directors: J. Mark Melhorn MD FAAOS, Marilyn L. Yodlowski MD PhD FAAOS, and Barry Gelinas MD DC FIAIME
• Supplemental articles:
• Review article “A Comprehensive Review of Injury Causation Analysis Methodology for the Assessment of Workers' Compensation and Motor Vehicle Collision Injuries” from the March 1, 2025 issue.
• JAAOS Global Research article “Workers' Compensation: The Burden on Healthcare Resource Utilization After Foot and Ankle Surgery” from the December, 2023 issue.
• Research article “The Influence of Workers' Compensation Status on Patient-Reported Outcomes after Cervical Disc Arthroplasty at an Ambulatory Surgical Center” from the September 1, 2023 issue.
• AAOS Now article “Why Workers’ Compensation Expertise Still Matters for Orthopaedic Surgeons” 17:16-2023.
• AAOS Now article “Workers’ Compensation Cases: Learn the Differences between ‘Medically Necessary,’ ‘Reasonable,’ and ‘Appropriate’” 15:28-29, 2021.

 

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