Dr. Knox Appointed to National Arthroscopy Committee

Dr. Thomas E. Knox of Mountain Home has accepted an appointment to the bylaws committee of the Arthroscopy Association of North America. The invitation to serve was made to Dr. Knox by Walter R. Shelton, M.D., of Jackson, Miss., president of the AANA. Dr. Knox will serve through 2008.

The AANA provides accredited continuing medical education for physicians, including annual courses, hands-on training at the Orthopaedic Learning Center, presentations of scientific papers at AANA annual meetings, and American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Specialty Day featuring symposia and didactic papers. The organization aims to promote knowledge of arthroscopic surgery to improve diagnosis and treatment of diseases and injuries of the musculoskeletal system.

Members are trained in the use of the arthroscope, which allows surgeons to diagnose and repair injuries or abnormalities inside joints of the body. Dr. Knox has active member status with AANA as a board-certified surgeon who performs at least 50 arthroscopic procedures per year. He is a member of the medical staff at Baxter Regional Medical Center in Mountain Home, North Arkansas Medical Center in Harrison, and is on the consulting staff at Ozarks Medical Center in West Plains, Mo.

Dr. Knox has practiced orthopaedic medicine and surgery in Mountain Home since 1983 and can be reached at Regional Orthopaedic Health Care, 3 Medical Plaza in Mountain Home, 870-425-3400, or toll-free in Arkansas and Missouri at 800-621-3218.