Web Resources

For additional educational information on spine, orthopedic, vascular, sport medicine and pain management topics of interest for patients and surgeons, please visit these web resources.

Please note: Other than the official sites of Orthofix and its subsidiaries, Orthofix does not endorse or promote the sites in the following list. These are provided only as an informational service.

http://www.spineuniversity.com/ 
A patient and surgeon resource for understanding, preventing and seeking appropriate treatment for back and neck pain and related conditions

http://www.orthofix.com/ 
Official site of Orthofix, a leading provider of highly valued, innovative and minimally invasive orthopedic solutions.

http://www.eight-plate.com/ 
Information on eight-Plate from Orthofix, a unique device that allows gradual correction of limb deformity in children

http://www.treatmyback.com/ 
Information on the Orthofix Orthotrac Pneumatic Vest, a nonoperative treatment that alleviates chronic back pain

http://www.a-vimpulsesystem.co.uk/ 
Information on the Orthofix AV-Impluse System, a DVT prevention system

http://www.iskd.com/ 
Information on the Orthofix Intramedullary Skeletal Kenetic Distractor, an internal limb lengthening device

http://www.pubmed.com/ 
A service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine that includes over 16 million citations from MEDLINE and other life science journals for biomedical articles back to the 1950s.

http://www.knee.tv/ 
Private medical practice site dedicated to knee education

http://www.spine-health.com/ 
A patient and surgeon resource for understanding, preventing, and seeking appropriate treatment for back and neck pain and related conditions.

http://www.wheelessonline.com/ 
Website for orthopedists sponsored by the Duke University Medical Center's Division of Orthopaedic Surgery

http://www.fracturecarecenter.com/ 
Private medical practice site led by orthopedic traumatologist Dr. J. Dean Cole, inventor of the ISKD lengthener

http://www.simmonssurgicalsociety.org/ 
The Simmons Surgical Society is a forum for fellowship and the dissemination of knowledge about spine surgery for medical professionals

http://www.os.dhhs.gov/ 
Official site of the Department of Health and Human Services

http://www.cms.hhs.gov/ 
Official site of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid

http://www.bna.com/ 
Official site of the Bureau of National Affairs

http://www.lifebridgehealth.org/ 
The official site of The International Center for Limb Lengthening

http://www.americanbacksoc.org/ 
The official site of American Back Society

http://www.aans.org/ 
Official site of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons

http://www.neurosurgeon.org/ 
Official site of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons

http://www.spine.org/ 
Official site of the North American Spine Society

http://www.acfas.org/ 
Official site of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons

http://www.aaos.org/ 
Official site of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

http://www.aana.org/ 
Official site of the Arthroscopy Association of North America

http://www.sportsmed.org/ 
Offical site of the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine

http://www.nata.org/ 
Official site of the National Athletic Trainers Association

http://www.posna.org/ 
The official site of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America

http://www.cmsa.org/ 
The official site of the Case Managers Society of America

 http://www.llrs.org/
The official site of the Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction Society

http://www.fda.gov/ 
Official site of the Federal Drug Administration

http://www.sicot.org/ 
Official site of the International Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, a global society of orthopaedic surgeons with more than 3,000 members from more than 100 countries around the world

http://www.ota.org/ 
The official site of the Orthopaedic Trauma Society

http://www.woa-assn.org/ 
The official site of the Western Orthopaedic Association

http://www.eoa-assn.org/ 
The official site of the Eastern Orthopaedic Association

http://www.csrs.org/ 
The official site of the Cervical Spine Research Society

http://www.oig.hhs.gov/ 
Official site of the Office of Inspector General