AOSSM
The initial impetus for the formation of the AOSSM grew out of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) Committee on Sports Medicine which was organized in 1964 with Jack Hughston, MD as chairman. In the next seven years, there was an increasing interest in orthopaedic sports medicine. Dr. Don O’Donoghue approached the AAOS with the concept of forming a new society in affiliation with AAOS. In December 1971, several orthoapedic surgeons who had an interest in sports medicine received a letter from O’Donoghue requesting their presence at a meeting on January 30, 1972 during the AAOS meeting in Washington D.C. This became the first organizational meeting of the AOSSM. Seventy-five orthopaedists were invited with 58 attending the meeting. The initial 75 invitees were designated as Founding Members.
- Abbeville, United States of America
- Sports medicine