During the past 3 decades, extraordinary changes and advances have occurred in the
management of musculoskeletal injuries. These changes have been necessary in response
to a continuously increasing pattern of high-velocity injuries combined with patient
expectations of quick recovery, less morbidity, and minimal final physical impairment.
Physicians specifically interested in the science and practice of traumatology emerged
from many medical subspecialties to meet these challenges. The foundation of the AO
Group of Switzerland in 1958 profoundly influenced the development of improved implants
and the philosophy of operative intervention in fracture care. Although these principles
were slowly accepted in North America, the “AO disciples” in the United States rapidly
became recognized leaders of skeletal traumatology and were instrumental in the creation
of the highly respected Orthopaedic Trauma Association, which provides a forum for
the scientific basis of skeletal traumatology.
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© 1993 Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
