Extract
It is once again an honor and a privilege to be asked to present this
update for the subspecialty of sports medicine. Sports medicine continues to
be an expanding subspecialty field that crosses many boundaries. As mentioned
in previous updates, however, our central mission remains the same—the
care of the athlete.This update is based on scientific and organizational activities in sports
medicine that took place from September 2003 to August 2004. It includes a
summary of the Annual and Specialty Day Meetings of the American Orthopaedic
Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM), the Arthroscopy Association of North
America (AANA), and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS). These
meetings featured more than 200 scientific presentations, including both
clinical and basic-science studies, that focused primarily on sports
medicine.