Newswise — The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons has created a comprehensive, interactive site about KNEES! The new Save Your Knees Web Portal (www.saveyourknees.org) is full of multimedia information focused on knees: keeping knees healthy, exercise, common knee problems, injury prevention, treatments, including non-surgical and surgical options, and more.
Now patients, physicians and the public have a trusted source. The portal provides the most up-to-date knee information.
On the site you will find:
"¢ Question of the Week " multiple choice, true/false, polls. Each week a new question will be featured."¢ Healthy Knees at Any Age " click and drag the slider bar to select your age group. Links change to appropriate information for any age."¢ Fun Knee Facts " quick, interesting facts that change randomly."¢ Kids Korner " Meet the Boneses (a family shaped like bones!) and more for little learners."¢ eMotion Pictures " stories and artwork from artists suffering from knee pain."¢ Patient Stories " direct accounts from orthopaedic patients with knee problems."¢ Public Service Announcements " print, radio and television ads with a variety of important messages for any visitor."¢ Press Releases and Press Kits " see the latest news from the AAOS, both clinical and consumer related.
"The new web portal, saveyourknees.org, is a fantastic, all-inclusive, comprehensive repository of all things related to the health of your knees; from children to seniors. From injury prevention, to understanding a condition or injury, to researching treatment options, saveyourknees.org is a valuable resource," said Edward Toriello, MD, spokesperson for the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeon and knee replacement patient.
saveyourknees.org was made possible by a generous grant from Genzyme.
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