title: Global musculoskeletal health: inaugural meeting of the International Society of Orthopaedic Centers.
abstract: The International Society of Orthopaedic Centers (ISOC) was founded in 2006 to function as a think tank for leading international orthopaedic academic centers. ISOC's mission is to facilitate the exchange of ideas and cutting edge practices among these centers and to work together on patient care, education, and research in order to make global improvements in orthopaedic care. The inaugural meeting, hosted by Hospital for Special Surgery on May 17-19, 2007, is described here.
authors.affiliation: Hospital for Special Surgery, 535 E. 70th Street, New York, NY 10021, USA. Sculcot@hss.edu
authors.forename: Thomas P
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Sculco
authors.forename: Ilsa P
authors.initials: IP
authors.lastname: Klinghoffer