Newsgroup Lists

In newsgroups, messages are simply posted to a common access area. Messages are not necessarily relayed by email to subscribers, which reduces the chance for email overload. Guest book archives may be open or closed, moderated or unmoderated. The oldest and most used guest book archive is Usenet. Some Usenet groups archive images as well as text, but because of the nature of the Usenet architecture, media other than text is stored in a proprietary format which requires decoding and use not easily browse in a standard web browser. Although popular in general, Usenet is not currently used for academic orthopedic discussion groups.
 

The following are orthopaedic newsgroups compiled by Othopaedic Web Links For the most up to date version of this list, see http://owl.orthogate.org/

• sci.med.orthopedics Moderated usenet group. Defunct I think.
  
  
• sci.med.diseases.osteoporosis Unmoderated discussion of osteoporosis topics
  
  
• alt.support.arthritis Discussion mostly by patients on arthritis symptoms and treatment including surgery.
  
  
• misc.health.arthritis
  
  
• aaos.computer-education
  
  
• Pedicle Screw Discussion Forum Due to the recent activity of the Acromed Settlement of the liability claims involving the use of its Variable Screw Placement (VSP) bone screws, Spine-Surgery.Com has opened a Discussion Forum (Newsgroup) for the purpose of an exchange of ideas on the topic. The discussion should be limited to the Pedicle Screw Issue but it is not limited as to who can participate (surgeons, patients, lawyers, etc).
  
  
• Chinese Orthopaedic Forum (Chinese language) (New address)
  
  
• AAOS Discussion Groups
  

Threaded postings to web pages. Orthopaedic topics include Medical Records, Coding, Member-to-Member Forum on Managed Care Issues, News Updates, Practice Management, Senior Orthopaedic Surgeons. Clinical Discussion Groups include Arthroscopy, Biomedical Engineering, Foot & Ankle, General Orthopaedics, Hand, Hip & Knee, Musculoskeletal Tumors, Pediatric, Shoulder & Elbow, Spine, Sports Medicine, Trauma. International Discussion Groups include International Orthopaedic Meetings News and International Orthopaedic Fellowships/Placement Opportunities.