The introduction of reforms in higher surgical training in trauma and orthopaedics in the UK has highlighted the problems in assessing trainees with regards to quality and quantity of training.

The logbook has been the traditional record of operative skills training. We have reviewed such training records from trauma and orthopaedic trainees in the pre- Calman training era. A postal questionnaire was sent to twenty trauma and orthopaedic consultants in 1997 who had recently finished pre- Calman orthopaedic higher surgical training.

Spine: Over 700,000 vertebral compression fractures – broken spinal bones - occur annually in the United States. Many of these fractures result from untreated osteoporosis, and vertebral fractures can cause severe pain for nearly a third of people with the condition. On Wednesday, June 7, Marshfield Clinic physicians on staff at Saint Joseph's Hospital will discuss a leading surgical treatment for spinal compression fractures called percutaneous vertebroplasty. The program, featuring a pre-taped surgery of a vertebral compression fracture patient, will be webcast from 4 – 5 p.m. central standard time. (21:00 UTC) Expert commentary about the procedure will be provided by Fergus McKiernan, MD, metabolic bone disease specialist; Thomas Faciszewski, MD, orthopaedic surgeon; and Sanjay Rao, MD, neurological surgeon.

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