Letter from the Editor-in-Chief

Letter from the Editor-in-Chief S. Terry Canale, MD

Department Chair, Emeritus UT-Campbell Clinic Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Biomedical Engineering University of Tennessee Health Science Center

As many of the obstacles from the last year remain, I hope this letter finds you healthy and safe, and beginning to return to the activities you love.

Even with all the demands of the pandemic, we remain focused on research; after all, it is the foundation of knowledge. Therefore, I share with you this seventh volume of the Campbell Orthopaedic Journal, highlighting some of our original orthopaedic research. It has been sent to the more than 600 distinguished alumni of our educational programs, every orthopaedic chair and program director in the country, medical schools nationwide, and donors and friends of the Campbell Foundation.

Highlighted in this edition are eight articles resulting from the senior projects of our 2021 Graduating Resident Class, exceptional surgeons who will continue their training in a fellowship program in their chosen orthopaedic subspecialty. In addition, we’ve included a sample of the publications and presentations made by our sta , residents and fellows nationally and internationally, supplied in seven original and review articles.

Residency Program Director Derek Kelly, MD, Pediatric Orthopaedic Specialist, and Assistant Director Clayton Bettin, MD, o er a closer look at the many ways our Residency has adapted and thrived through the last year and sustains excellence.

The year 2021 marks the 75th anniversary of the Campbell Foundation. We look forward to honoring Dr. Campbell’s legacy and celebrating our shared history later this year.

Please enjoy this edition of the Journal. We invite you to keep us informed of your work, accomplishments and opportunities to work together, and together, continue to advance orthopaedic medicine.