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Advancing the knowledge and treatment of hip disordersto improve the lives of patients About The Hip Society The concept of developing a society within the ranks of Orthopedic Surgery in North America devoted to the diseases of and the surgery of the hip joint was originated by Frank Stinchfield. As president of the American Academy of Orthopaedic surgeons AAOS secretary of the American Orthopaedic Association AOA president of the American College of Surgeons and Professor and Chairman of Orthopedic Surgery at Columbias School of Physicians and Surgeons he was a man of broad experience and wide vision. he saw the potential for a major role of total hip replacement surgery in the management of endstage arthritic problems of the hip. William H.