Winter 2000 Newsletter

I would like your views on a subject now being debated within the Israel Society of Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy. Also, I would like your feedback concerning the current situation in your own countries:

1. Should the addition of "and Orthopaedic Sports Trauma" be added to the official name of the Israel Society of Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy? Some of the Israel society's members fear impingement on the local society of sports medicine.
2. Should the Israel society request a separate position under the Israel Medical Association? In that way, it may break off, at least partially, from the orthopaedic society but may find it easier to proceed with a fellowship program under the Israel Medical Association.
3. Should the Israel society aim at a full 12-month fellowship approved by the Israel Medical Association in the field of knee surgery, arthroscopy and sports trauma? This would provide a foundation for a future full super specialty.
4. Should we aim to achieve a super specialty (specifically in orthopaedic surgery and two years more in our field) in the field of knee surgery, arthroscopy and sports trauma?

I look forward to your comments and feedback in the ISAKOS newsletter.