Operation Walk USA 2013 Restoring mobility. Giving hope.

Issued

April 1, 2014 A NN UA L I MPACT RE PORT

The mission of Operation Walk USA is to encourage and enable

joint replacement surgeons to restore mobility and improve

quality of life for those uninsured and underinsured patients in

the United States who currently suffer from disabling arthritis of

the hip or knee.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

FROM THE PRESIDENT ............................................................................................................................ 2

OUR STRENGTH IS IN YOU ...................................................................................................................... 3

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ............................................................................................................................. 3

STRATEGIC ALLIANCES ............................................................................................................................... 3

REGISTERED SURGEONS ........................................................................................................................... 3

2013 MILESTONES ................................................................................................................................. 4

FROM ARKANSAS TO ALASKA ................................................................................................................. 5

ENHANCED VOLUNTEER SUPPORT AND ENGAGEMENT ......................................................................... 6

SPECIAL THANKS TO VOLUNTEERS OF 2013 TASK FORCES ................................................................... 6

The 2013 Guideline ................................................................................................................................. 6

Orientation Webinars ............................................................................................................................... 6

ONE OF TOP 10 ISSUES IN 2013 ............................................................................................................... 7

MEDIA FOOTPRINT ...................................................................................................................................... 7

POST, TWEET, REPEAT ................................................................................................................................ 8

RESTORING MOBILITY, GIVING HOPE: 2013 SUCCESS STORIES ........................................................... 9

BRAD DAVIS ................................................................................................................................................. 9

SUSAN MURRAY ........................................................................................................................................10

JOEL KENT MATTHEWS.............................................................................................................................11

JANET SITZMANN: A YEAR LATER ............................................................................................................11

THE 2013 FINANCIALS .......................................................................................................................... 12

REVENUE ...................................................................................................................................................12

EXPENSES .................................................................................................................................................12

EXCESS OF REVENUE / EXPENSES ..........................................................................................................12

ESTABLISHMENT OF THE PATIENT CARE FUND .................................................................................... 13

IN-KIND SUPPORT ................................................................................................................................. 14

CONTRIBUTIONS ................................................................................................................................... 15

FOUNDERS LEVEL ($25,000 or more) .....................................................................................................15

PARTNER LEVEL ($5,000 - $9,999) ........................................................................................................15

AMBASSADOR LEVEL ($2,500 - $4,999) ................................................................................................15

SUPPORTER LEVEL ($1,000 - $2,499) ....................................................................................................15

CONTRIBUTOR LEVEL ($500 - $999).......................................................................................................15

“PLAYING FORWARD” ............................................................................................................................ 16

EVENT SPONSORS ....................................................................................................................................17

SURVEY SAYS ........................................................................................................................................ 19

LOOKING AHEAD: 2014 ....................................................................................................................... 21

SUPPORT ...................................................................................................................................................21

VOLUNTEER ...............................................................................................................................................21

HELP ..........................................................................................................................................................21

BEHIND THE SCENES ............................................................................................................................ 22

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“For the first time in a

decade, my pain is at 1 or

less. Without this

program, my quality of

life would have continued

to deteriorate. Thanks to

the exceptional care…I

can once again live a

life…” – From a 2013

patient (via letter)

“It is no secret that the

urge to improve quality of

life for others is why most

of us chose to enter

healthcare. I am beyond

grateful to have had this

experience and even more

grateful for the

opportunity to return a

sense of freedom and joy

to those who truly needed

my help.” – Gavan Duffy,

MD (Jacksonville, FL)

“…it means having my

life back....a pain free life

that allows me to enjoy

the little things like

walking up my stairs

instead of crawling...” –

From a 2013 patient (via

Facebook)

“Operation Walk USA

reaffirms the oath which I

took when becoming a

physician: I will

remember that I remain a

member of society, with

special obligations to all

my fellow human beings

..." – Scott M. Sporer,

MD (Winfield, IL)

FROM THE PRESIDENT

Dear Volunteers, Supporters, Partners, Friends:

One of the joys of preparing an annual report is that it gives us the opportunity to look

back and be thankful for all that has been accomplished. The past twelve months were

filled with extraordinary opportunities and many challenges. 2013 was the third year

Operation Walk USA conducted a nationwide effort of providing free care to uninsured

and underinsured patients in the United States, and although our history is relatively

short, we would like to take a moment to reflect on where the organization began and

where it is today.

Many of you will remember the first weekend of December 2011: sixty of us joined

together and did something that has never before been done in orthopaedics, on quite

this scale1. Over the course of December 2-3, 2011 we helped 83 patients get better,

get moving again, and get back to more fulfilling and more productive lives. We called

this event Operation Walk USA, to honor the two decades of remarkably successful

international missions many of our a colleagues have completed since the mid-90s, and

also to recognize the need in this country – and the desire among the adult

reconstruction community to give back right here at home. From the inception,

Operation Walk USA was very special, and it meant a great deal to so many, that we

realized it must continue. And it is with the long-range success in mind that Operation

Walk USA was incorporated in March of 2012 as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

By the end of 2013, we nearly doubled in size, having attracted many more volunteers,

“from Arkansas to Alaska”, that in turn enabled us to treat more patients; some of them

– like Salena Haselip (surgeon: Jonathan Keeve, MD), who lives in the panhandle part of

Idaho, and Pat Weissert (surgeon: Tim Kavanaugh, MD) from Anchorage, Alaska – had

been waiting for over a year for Operation Walk USA to “come” to their hometowns. We

are honored that we were able to help them and many other deserving individuals. As

we celebrate our many achievements, and the spirit of unity and giving within our

profession, we are poised for continued growth while strengthening this organization and

adapting it to the challenges and changes within the healthcare environment in the

United States.

For Operation Walk USA to continue with its mission, we need to partner with individuals,

donors, corporations and foundations who are willing to contribute their time, talents

and resources to our cause. Our strength and sustainability is in our dedicated medical

volunteers, our generous donors and supporters, and in the trust of our patients and

their families.

Heartfelt thanks to all of you for your belief in this organization, for your generosity of

spirit, and your passion. We look forward to many successful years of restoring mobility

and giving hope.

Sincerely,

Adolph V. Lombardi, Jr., MD, FACS

President, Operation Walk USA

1 The first coordinated effort to provide pro bono hip and knee replacement surgeries in the US took place in 2010; more information is

provided on p. 5 of this report.

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OUR STRENGTH IS IN YOU

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Jeffrey Salin, MD (Overland Park, KS)

Robert Bruce, MD (Overland Park, KS)

Scott Abraham, MD (Overland Park, KS)

Scott Luallin, MD (Overland Park, KS)

Thomas Samuelson, MD (Overland Park, KS)

Janak Talwalkar, MD (Danville, KY)

Jeremy Tarter, MD (Danville, KY)

Joseph Lukins, MD (Danville, KY)

Shelby White, MD (Danville, KY)

Joseph Mccarthy, MD (Boston, MA)

Rinelda Horton, MD (Bethesda, MD)

Ralph Salvagno, MD (Hagerstown, MD)

Brian Wittenberg, MD (Petoskey, MI)

Colleen Linehan, MD (Saginaw, MI)

Joseph McGraw, MD (Traverse City, MI)

Robin Graham, MD (Traverse City, MI)

Scott Anseth, MD (Minneapolis, MN)

E. Jeff Kennedy, MD (Flowood, MS)

Matthew Futvoye, MD (Flowood, MS)

Dean Sukin, MD (Billings, MT)

John Wilson, MD (Billings, MT)

Zach Scheer, MD (Billings, MT)

William Schaefer, Sr, MD (Fayetteville, NC)

Robert Coles, MD (Morehead City, NC)

Robyn Hakanson, MD (Mount Airy, NC)

Beau Konigsberg, MD (Omaha, NE)

Curtis Hartman, MD (Omaha, NE)

Kevin Garvin, MD (Omaha, NE)

Mark Schottenfeld, MD (Basking Ridge, NJ)

Michael Kelly, MD (Hackensack, NJ)

David Chalnick, MD (Long Branch, NJ)

Krishna Tripuraneni, MD (Albuquerque, NM)

Michael Archibeck, MD (Albuquerque, NM)

Jan Bear, MD (Santa Fe, NM)

John Repicci, MD (Buffalo, NY)

Brett Greenky, MD (Fayetteville, NY)

Giles Scuderi, MD (Garden City, NY)

Douglas Padgett, MD (New York, NY)

Herbert Cooper, MD (New York, NY)

Jose Rodriguez, MD (New York, NY)

Matthew Hepinstall, MD (New York, NY)

Seth Jerabek, MD (New York, NY)

Daniel Funk, MD (Cincinnati, OH)

Edward Lim, MD (Cincinnati, OH)

Marc Schneider, MD (Cincinnati, OH)

Michael Swank, MD (Cincinnati, OH)

Patrick Kirk, MD (Cincinnati, OH)

Robert Molloy, MD (Cleveland, OH)

Adolph Lombardi, MD (New Albany, OH)

Keith Berend, MD (New Albany, OH)

Kurt Unverferth, MD (Upper Arlington, OH)

Michael McShane, MD (Upper Arlington, OH)

Paul Melaragno, MD (Upper Arlington, OH)

Vivek Sahai, MD (Upper Arlington, OH)

Marcy Clements, MD (Tulsa, OK)

Gregory Holt, MD (Tulsa, OK)

Paul Peterson, MD (Tulsa, OK)

Rod Plaster, MD (Tulsa, OK)

Yogesh Mittal, MD (Tulsa, OK)

Paul Duwelius, MD (Portland, OR)

Thomas Muzzonigro, MD (Butler, PA)

Javad Parvizi, MD (Philadelphia, PA)

Anthony DiGioia, III, MD (Pittsburgh, PA)

Anton Plakseychcuk, MD (Pittsburgh, PA)

Brian Hamlin, MD (Pittsburgh, PA)

Michael Bradley, MD (Wakefield, RI)

Robert Marchand, MD (Wakefield, RI)

Eric Stem, MD (North Charleston, SC)

Kurt Rathjen, MD (Dallas, TX)

J. David Evanich, MD (Flower Mound, TX)

Amanda Marshall, MD (San Antonio, TX)

Aaron Hofmann, MD (Salt Lake City, UT)

Trevor Magee, MD (Salt Lake City, UT)

Jeremy McCandless, MD (Salt Lake City, UT)

William Hamilton, MD (Alexandria, VA)

Kevin Fricka, MD (Arlington, VA)

Nitin Goyal, MD (Arlington, VA)

David Halsey, MD (South Burlington, VT)

Alexis Falicov, MD (Seattle, WA)

Fred Lee, MD (Seattle, WA)

James Crutcher, Jr, MD (Seattle, WA)

James Pritchett, MD (Seattle, WA)

Jason King, MD (Seattle, WA)

Lawrence Holland, MD (Seattle, WA)

Scott Hormel, MD (Seattle, WA)

Sean Toomey, MD (Seattle, WA)

William Wilson, MD (Seattle, WA)

Jonathan Keeve, MD (Spokane, WA)

John Bargren, MD (Tacoma, WA)

Christopher Evanich, MD (Franklin, WI)

Ali Oliashirazi, MD (Huntington, WV)

Kyle Hegg, MD (Huntington, WV)

Steven Lochow, MD (Huntington, WV)

Vivek Neginhal, MD (Huntington, WV)

Adam Klein, MD (Morgantown, WV)

Benjamin Frye, MD (Morgantown, WV)

Brock Lindsey, MD (Morgantown, WV)

David Waxman, MD (Morgantown, WV)

Edward McDonough, MD (Morgantown, WV)

Matthew Dietz, MD (Morgantown, WV)

STRATEGIC ALLIANCES

Adolph V. Lombardi, Jr., MD, FACS

Douglas A. Dennis, MD

Lawrence D. Dorr, MD

Carlos J. Lavernia, MD

Chitranjan S. Ranawat, MD

Giles R. Scuderi, MD

REGISTERED SURGEONS

Tim Kavanaugh, MD (Anchorage, AK)

Gordon Newbern, MD (Little Rock, AR)

Paul Edwards, MD (Little Rock, AR)

Bertrand Kaper, MD (Prescott, AZ)

Andrew Mahoney, MD (Tucson, AZ)

John Wild, III, MD (Tucson, AZ)

Lawrence Housman, MD (Tucson, AZ)

Russ Cohen, MD (Tucson, AZ)

Thomas Donaldson, MD (Colton, CA)

Aaron Salyapongse, MD (Dublin, CA)

Daniel Oakes, MD (Los Angeles, CA)

Donald Longjohn, MD (Los Angeles, CA)

Jay Lieberman, MD (Los Angeles, CA)

Lawrence Dorr, MD (Los Angeles, CA)

Alan Beyer, MD (Newport Beach, CA)

Steven Gausewitz, MD (Newport Beach, CA)

Robert Gorab, MD (Orange, CA)

Steven Barnett, MD (Orange, CA)

Paul K. Gilbert, MD, APC (Pasadena, CA)

Scott Ball, MD (San Diego, CA)

Robert Sproul, MD (San Ramon, CA)

Brian Haas, MD (Denver, CO)

Charlie Yang, MD (Denver, CO)

Douglas Dennis, MD (Denver, CO)

Raymond Kim, MD (Denver, CO)

Todd Miner, MD (Denver, CO)

Jeffrey Nakano, MD (Grand Junction, CO)

Steven Heil, MD (Grand Junction, CO)

Derek Johnson, MD (Parker, CO)

Andrew Gelman, MD (Newark, DE)

Gavan Duffy, MD (Jacksonville, FL)

Max Lincoln, MD (Jacksonville, FL)

Richard Heekin, MD (Jacksonville, FL)

David Dore, MD (Celebration, FL)

Matthew Johnston, DO (Celebration, FL)

Carlos Lavernia, MD (South Miami, FL)

Jennifer Cook, MD (Trinity, FL)

Todd Schmidt, MD (Stockbridge, GA)

Raju Ghate, MD (Chicago, IL)

Ravi Bashyal, MD (Chicago, IL)

Anand Srinivasan, MD (Skokie, IL)

D. Gordon Allan, MD (Springfield, IL)

Leo Ludwig, MD (Springfield, IL)

Ronald Romanelli, MD (Springfield, IL)

Scott Sporer, MD (Winfield, IL)

David Fisher, MD (Indianapolis, IN)

Michael Berend, MD (Mooresville, IN)

David Clymer, MD (Overland Park, KS)

Gerald McNamara, MD (Overland Park, KS)

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THE 2013 MILESTONES

Arthritic disease is the most common cause of

disability in the United States and it now affects 46

million Americans, or more than 21 percent of the

adult population. The debilitating pain of end-stage

hip or knee degenerative disease makes even the

most simple of daily tasks excruciatingly painful. Hip

and knee replacement surgeries are the most cost-

effective and successful of all orthopaedic

procedures in eliminating pain and restoring

patients to active, productive lives. Although more

than 1 million hip and knee replacements are

performed in the United States each year, thousands

of uninsured or underinsured men and women continue to live with severe arthritic pain and immobility

because they have no access to joint replacement surgery.

Operation Walk USA is an independent medical humanitarian organization that provides free hip or knee

replacement surgeries to patients in the US. Operation Walk USA benefits US citizens and permanent

residents who do not qualify for government assistance programs and cannot afford surgery on their own.

Operation Walk USA is committed to helping those in need by restoring their mobility, self-dignity and

productivity, thus helping them return to work and their social activities. Currently, Operation Walk USA takes

place once a year, during the first week December.

FOR MORE INFORMATION: WWW.OPWALKUSA.COM

This past year we achieved incredible milestones, including the following…

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FROM ARKANSAS TO ALASKA

Our numbers are on an upswing, and our geographic coverage is expanding. In 2013, through the efforts of

our volunteers, we were able to offer surgeries in a number of “new” states, including Alaska, Kentucky,

Michigan, Montana, Oklahoma, Oregon, and Vermont.

Operation Walk USA – December 2-7, 2013

[Map courtesy of Joanne B. Adams, BFA, CMI, Joint Implant Surgeons, Inc. – New Albany, OH]

STATES HOSPITALS SURGEONS PATIENTS VALUE

20102 9 9 15 44 $1.2M

2011 18 25 65 85 $2.3M

2012 29 44 85 160 $4.3M

2013 32 70 140 203 $5.5M

Since 2010, Operation Walk USA has given back to our communities $13,284,0003

in pro bono medical care services and helped 492 patients.

2 The Coordinators’ Committee of Operation Walk (International) mobilized the initial US program, and the original 9 surgeons who overcame the logistics and malpractice concerns were: Drs. Boiardo, Dennis, Digioa, Dorr, G. Engh, Khanuja, Lombardi, Ritter, and D. Stulberg. The current organization evolved from that original courageous effort. 3 Estimate is based on an average cost of TKA and THA in the United States (excluding the cost of donated implants); procedure costs vary greatly and are influenced by many factors.

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ENHANCED VOLUNTEER SUPPORT AND ENGAGEMENT

A rapidly growing organization relying on the enthusiasm, passion and generosity of volunteer medical

professionals and hospitals requires that additional support systems be put into place to make Operation

Walk USA experience efficient, gratifying and fulfilling for everyone involved. The following programs were

added in 2013 to assist our volunteer participants and hospitals:

Updated 2013 comprehensive participation guidelines

Two orientation webinars held in May

Online physician registration system and documentation upload

Dedicated public and media relations consultant

SPECIAL THANKS TO VOLUNTEERS OF 2013 TASK FORCES

The 2013 Guideline

Jim Boyle and Cohan Zarnoch - Denver, CO

Diane Doucette and Dawn Buck - New Albany, OH

Gina Seabaugh - Little Rock, AR

Mike Stephenson and Jennifer Leonard - Overland

Park, KS

Jeri Ward – Los Angeles, CA

Julia Warner - Alexandria, VA

Orientation Webinars

Jim Boyle – Denver, CO

Diane Doucette – New Albany, OH

Mary (Peggy) Kettler – Denver, CO

Gina Seabaugh – Little Rock, AR

Orientation webinars were sponsored through a

generous contribution from the staff of Joint

Implant Surgeons, Inc. – New Albany, OH.

This is an amazing program! I have had the opportunity to coordinate for the past 3 years. It feels so good to give

the gift of mobility to 22 patients this year!! These patients are so grateful and appreciative!

Gina L. Seabaugh, RN, BSN (Little Rock, AR)

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ONE OF THE TOP 10 ISSUES IN 2013

AAOS Now, the official member newsmagazine of the

AAOS, named Operation Walk USA as one of Top 10 Issues

in orthopaedics in 2013.

“This endeavor may not be as applicable to all orthopaedic

surgeons as the first three issues, but it is related to the

role orthopaedic surgeons have in society and the

community. Operation Walk USA is in its third year, and

each year the number of patients who benefit from these

pro bono hip and knee replacement surgeries continues to

grow.”

S. Terry Canale, MD, Editor-in-Chief, AAOS Now

FOR MORE INFORMATION: HTTP://WWW.AAOS.ORG/NEWS/AAOSNOW/DEC13/COVER1.ASP

Operation Walk USA also was recognized during the Opening Ceremony of the AAOS 2013 Annual Meeting in

Chicago, IL, by John R. Tongue, MD, then President of AAOS.

MEDIA FOOTPRINT

Additional funds donated to Operation Walk USA by participating physicians enabled the organization to

retain the services of Robin Waxenberg & Associates, a professional public and media relations agency, to

manage our media outreach this year and to highlight our growing recognition and success. Robin worked

closely with staff, select physicians, patients, other hospital representatives and media to generate great

enthusiasm, interest and coverage. Results include:

National outreach to select print and broadcast media

Worked closely with nearly 10 case history patients to put a “face” on the program

Liaised with numerous local hospital PR staff to discuss program strategy and provide insight and

assistance

Conducted waves of media outreach to generate initial and sustained interest

Generated significant media results: Nearly 250 stories were generated including Associated Press,

ABC, Yahoo Health, MSN.com, HealthDay (a news distribution service) and countless other national

and local outlets that ran news of Operation Walk USA and its case histories.

Sample placements include:

HTTP://HEALTH.YAHOO.NET/NEWS/S/HSN/SURGEONS-GROUP-GIVES-GIFT-OF-NEW-HIPS-KNEES-

TO-UNINSURED

HTTP://ABCNEWSRADIOONLINE.COM/HEALTH-NEWS/MEDICAL-CHARITY-HELPS-NJ-WOMAN-GET-

KNEE-REPLACEMENT-SURGERY.HTML

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HTTP://GMA.YAHOO.COM/WELCOME-HELP-NEEDY-KNEES-040520550--ABC-NEWS-

TOPSTORIES.HTML

Total audience reach of nearly 70 million and growing with post-program stories still in the works!

POST, TWEET, REPEAT

Operation Walk USA continues to be active on Facebook. This year we added Twitter to our social media

presence. During the week of surgeries (December 2-7, 2013), our Facebook page became a portal for real-

time reporting and interactions between participants, patients, and general public. We used

#RESTORINGMOBILITY for our updates and tweets that week, and so did those who tweeted and posted

updates about their Operation Walk USA experience.

Our goal of “500 Likes” on Facebook was reached in the morning of Monday, December 2, 2013, thanks to

a patient who engaged his family to help us achieve that milestone. Currently, Operation Walk USA is

followed by 620+ on Facebook and @OpWalkUSA has 40+ followers on Twitter.

FOR MORE INFORMATION: WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/OPERATIONWALKUSA AND

WWW.TWITTER.COM/OPWALKUSA

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RESTORING MOBILITY, GIVING HOPE: 2013 SUCCESS STORIES

BRAD DAVIS

Brad Davis, 46, of Kyle, Texas, has always been a patriotic American.

He’s served twice in the Army – first in the Gulf War and more recently in

2005 on active duty in Fort Knox, Kentucky. During that latter service he

experienced a number of significant injuries to his spine, both feet and

knees. He later worked for the Veteran’s Administration in Austin as a

medical clerk but even walking the halls and up and down stairs proved

grueling and painful particularly on his left knee. He has had a few spine

surgeries and had the left knee scoped only to find he had little cartilage

or meniscus remaining and mostly “bone on bone” as he says. Eventually

though, the pain was too much and though he tried to work part-time he

ultimately had to resign. The combination of his many years of post-

traumatic arthritis and the aftereffects of his injuries proved too much.

As a result, he became unemployed.

He and his wife, a nursing

student, and their two sons

eventually had to move

from their two story house

to a one story home due to his limited mobility. “I live with pain

every day and am always on painkillers,” said Brad who had

no relief in sight until now. While doing research on joint

replacement options, Brad read about Operation Walk USA

and on December 6 he will undergo a total left knee

replacement at St. Luke’s Baptist Hospital in San Antonio

under the care of Amanda Marshall, MD, an assistant

professor of orthopaedics at the UT Health Science Center San

Antonio and a physician with UT Medicine San Antonio, the

clinical practice of the university’s School of Medicine. Having

once enjoyed his own business – which required heavy installation work – and a physically active lifestyle,

Brad can’t wait to return to the daily routine he enjoyed. “I can finally get back to work, out of the house and

be free of some of the pain I’ve lived with for years.” He should be able to return to that working life soon.

In a follow-up interview (7 weeks post-op), Brad stated:

“Operation Walk USA has completely changed my life and now I can do just about anything I want. I am

doing great and feel so much better. I can pretty much go anywhere I want and anytime I want. I don’t

have the aches and pains I had. I am a lot happier and not depressed like I was as I just couldn’t walk and

enjoy time with my wife and two kids. I can’t wait to get back into shape and return to work soon.”

Co-sponsored by The Hip Society and The Knee Society, Mr. Davis and Dr. Marshall will be traveling to

Washington, DC in April of 2014, to participate in AAOS’ Research Capitol Hill Days.

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SUSAN MURRAY

When it comes to traditional or virtual networking, there is nothing as powerful as the family and girlfriend

connection.

Susan Murray, 51, of Freehold, NJ, learned that first-hand. She is a single

mom of three grown children, who since her early 20s has suffered with an

unspecified connective tissue disease, Susan has experienced a steady

decline in her mobility and has been in desperate need of total knee joint

replacement surgery. She used to enjoy of so many of life’s experiences –

from sports to everyday physical activity -- and even the simple tasks of

getting around an office, a grocery aisle or traveling on business. She now

uses a cane or walker and pulls herself up the stairs backwards. As a result, she has undergone arthroscopic surgery to clean up one of her

two ailing knees but the pain and debilitation have continued. A former

account and customer service representative who was often required to be

on the road a few days each week, Susan has been unemployed for the

past year. And so, without her knowing it, her eldest daughter Kelly and her own

circle of current and childhood

friends started writing to

programs that provided free

orthopaedic care. When Operation Walk USA (OWUSA) learned of

Susan’s story she was soon introduced to OWUSA’s Executive

Committee member, Giles R. Scuderi, MD, orthopaedic surgeon

specializing in knee arthroplasty, and vice president of the

orthopaedic service line at North Shore LIJ in New York. She

qualified for surgery and will undergo a double knee replacement on

Tuesday, December 3 at Lenox Hill Hospital. “It is a miracle and he is my angel,” she said, still very much

speechless about the news and after this decades-long challenge

that has not subdued her spirit and humor. With a birthday on

December 8 and the holidays around the corner, she can’t imagine

a better gift than one that will return her to a quality of life. Her daughter, Kelly, who started the chain of communication, is

getting married in early 2015 and has always hoped her Mom could

dance at her wedding. Susan should be able to do just that.

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JOEL KENT MATTHEWS

Joel Kent Matthews (Kent), 50, of Smithville, Ark., is a farmer, truck driver and

former construction worker who was involved in a head-on car collision in 1990. He

was 27 years old. His left knee hit the dashboard and forced his hip right through

the socket. He had surgery and was in traction for 42 days. When he left the

hospital he couldn’t bend at the waist and was out of work for over a year. It took

him a year to walk again, with a significant limp. At the time of the accident he was

27 and his sons were two and three years old. “I

never got to run with them or play basketball or

baseball or do anything that required real

physical activity. We made up for that with a ski

boat and time on the water”, he says. Kent lives

with pain every day which he describes as often

intolerable and where he can barely walk. He just

suffers through it.

He heard about Operation Walk USA through his

niece, a former St. Vincent Health Care System (Little Rock, Ark.) nurse

whom he calls his guardian angel. “If this program hadn’t come along I

don’t know what I would have done. No one wants to hire me with my

limp.” Having turned 50 in October, Kent’s ultimate birthday wish came

true – he will undergo a total hip replacement on December 7 at St.

Vincent Infirmary in Little Rock.

“I can hardly wait to be able to stand up with both feet on the floor,” he

says. Kent will be able to do much more than that.

JANET SITZMANN: A YEAR LATER

Kansas City Bone & Joint Clinic in Overland Park, KS is a classic

case study in harnessing the power of social media to showcase

success. KCBJC kindly shared with us a follow-up story – one year

later – on the 2012 patient, Janet Sitzmann (surgeon: Jeffrey

Salin, DO). Janet’s transformation is truly remarkable and it clearly

demonstrates how this program brings positive changes to our

patients’ lives by restoring their mobility and hope.

JANET’S STORY:

HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=6ZPCUZQEAFC

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THE 2013 FINANCIAL DASHBOARD

REVENUE

1. Contributions $ 29,370 8%

2. Fundraising Event “Playing Forward” 302,211 86%

3. Registration 21,700 6%

TOTAL REVENUE $ 353,281

EXPENSES

1. Management and Administration $ 65,512 47%

2. Board and Committees 1,502 1%

3. Fundraising Event “Playing Forward” 62,974 45%

4. Public and Media Relations 9,023 7%

TOTAL EXPENSES $ 139,011

EXCESS OF REVENUE / EXPENSES

$ 214,270

Revenue

Contributions

Playing Forward

Registration

Expenses

Mgmt/Admin

Board/Cmtes

Playing Forward

PR/Mktg

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ESTABLISHMENT OF THE PATIENT CARE FUND

Over the course of its existence, Operation Walk USA has faced multiple

situations when patients required additional pre-op screening or

prophylactic care, post-op physical therapy, manipulations, braces,

extended prescription medicine, other treatments and/or aides that are

considered to be over and above the typical scope of care Operation

Walk USA offers. To date, due to its limited resources, Operation Walk

USA has been unable to support these extraneous costs, thus placing

additional burden on participating sites (hospitals and volunteer

surgeons) who already give so much. With the establishment of the

Patient Care Fund, Operation Walk USA hopes to be able to help offset

these additional costs.

The number of participating sites, as well as patients being treated

through Operation Walk USA, is on the upward curve, and there is every

indication that this trend will continue. While embracing this growth,

Operation Walk USA wishes to ensure that its patients’ care needs are

fully met, and that these patients receive exactly what Operation Walk

USA promises – restored mobility and hope.

Likewise, as more participating sites are joining the program, the scope and level of support services

needed, and expected, from Operation Walk USA will continue to expand.

Operation Walk USA’s financial goal is to preserve its viability for years to come by maintaining a responsive

and effective national organization and to have the ability to respond to unmet needs with the Patient Care

Fund.

Following the success of its first fundraising event, “Playing Forward”, the Executive Committee of Operation

Walk USA has designated $50,000 to establish the Patient Care Fund in 2014.

This Fund will be dedicated to covering over and above equipment and supplies costs to provide the best

possible quality of care to Operation Walk USA patients. More information on the Patient Care Fund will be

available later in 2014.

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IN-KIND SUPPORT

Operation Walk USA’s surgeries would not be possible without donated implant devices and services. The

following orthopaedic companies help us restore mobility and give hope to our patients:

COMPANY NAME 2013 DONATION FAIR MARKET VALUE*

BIOMET 27 implants $405,000

DEPUY / JNJ 42 implants $669,565

SMITH+NEPHEW 14 implants $219,000

STRYKER 48 implants $486,300

TJO 5 implants $59,300

ZIMMER 67 implants $1,044,459

ORTECH DATA, INC. orthopaedic registry $49,650

AJRR patient data management N/A

T O T A L I N - K I N D S U P P O R T $2,933,274 NOTE:

* Estimated FMV is provided by each company upon request; calculation principles may vary.

On behalf of our patients, their families, and our volunteer healthcare professionals, we thank

our corporate partners for their continued generosity and support of our mission.

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CONTRIBUTIONS

We thank our participating physicians and other healthcare professionals for their gift of time and their

service to our patients. We also thank those who financially contributed to Operation Walk USA.

FOUNDERS LEVEL ($25,000 or more) Douglas A. Dennis, MD

Lawrence D. Dorr, MD

Carlos J. Lavernia, MD

Adolph V. Lombardi, Jr., MD

Chitranjan S. Ranawat, MD

Giles R. Scuderi, MD

PARTNER LEVEL ($5,000 - $9,999) Mr. and Mrs. Irving B. Kerbel

H. Dell Schutte, Jr., MD

Joint Implant Surgery & Research Foundation (JISRF)

AMBASSADOR LEVEL ($2,500 - $4,999) David D. Dore, MD

Bertrand Kaper, MD

SUPPORTER LEVEL ($1,000 - $2,499) Keith R. Berend, MD – in honor of Dr. and Mrs. Adolph V. Lombardi, Jr., MD

Gavan P. Duffy, MD

Seth Jerabek, MD

E. Jeff Kennedy, MD

Adam E. Klein, MD

Ali Oliashirazi, MD

Michael Swank, MD

Adult Joint Reconstruction at HSS

CONTRIBUTOR LEVEL ($500 - $999) Michael Archibeck, MD

Christopher Evanich, MD

David Fisher, MD

Paul Gilbert, MD

Jonathan P. Keeve, MD

Patrick Kirk, MD

Max Lincoln, MD

Brock Lindsey, MD

Joseph McGraw, MD

David Power, MD

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“PLAYING FORWARD”

Held at the 2013 AAHKS Annual Meeting,

on Saturday, November 9, in Dallas, TX,

under the slogan “When Surgeons Play,

Patients Win”, our first fundraising event

was a remarkable success.

We thank everyone who attended and

enjoyed electrifying gaming opportunities,

great food and unparalleled

entertainment by Dr. Buz and the

Medicated Trio, as well as our many

sponsors who contributed to the event at

various sponsorship levels.

Operation Walk USA is especially grateful to our event partner, Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Pacira's remarkable generosity allowed us to direct all proceeds from the "Playing Forward"

event to Operation Walk USA and our Patient Care Fund.

Operation Walk USA also would like to thank the

American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons

(AAHKS) for allowing us to host the event during their

Annual Meeting. We are grateful to many members

of AAHKS who volunteer their time and support our

mission. All of us should be proud of our

subspecialty – the only orthopaedic subspecialty to

date that gives back annually on a national scale.

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EVENT SPONSORS

MONTE CARLO LEVEL $30,000 ATLANTIC CITY LEVEL $15,000 RENO LEVEL $10,000

Adolph V. Lombardi, Jr., MD

Douglas A. Dennis, MD

Lawrence D. Dorr, MD

Carlos J. Lavernia, MD

Chitranjan S. Ranawat, MD

Giles R. Scuderi, MD

BLACK HAWK LEVEL $3,000

Aesculap

Anderson Orthopaedic Research Institute and Clinic

Athens Orthopaedic Clinic

Blue Belt Technologies

Colorado Joint Replacement

Dr. and Mrs. J. David Blaha

DeClaire Knee and Orthopaedic Institute

Duke University Medical Center Dept. of Orthopaedics

Joint Implant Surgeons of Florida

Joint Replacement Group at Rush University Medical Center

International Congress for Joint Replacement

Insall Scott Kelly Institute

Massachusetts General Hospital Dept. of Orthopaedic Surgery

Medtronic Advanced Energy

Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush

Ohio State University, Dept. of Orthopaedic Surgery

Operation Walk Maryland

OrthoIndy

Orthopaedic Associates of Meadville

Riccione Orthopedics

Rothman Institute

Rubin Institute

Select Orthopedics

St. Vincent Health / Operation Walk Arkansas

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Stanford University Joint Replacement Center

Texas Center for Joint Replacement

University of Utah Orthopaedic Center

Washington University Orthopaedics

BUY-A-ROUND

Biomet

Joint Replacement Surgeons of Indiana Research Foundation Center for Hip and Knee Surgery Mooresville, IN

Current Concepts for Joint Replacement

Innomed (2 rounds)

Joint Implant Surgeons, Inc.

Operation Walk Chicago

OrthoCarolina

St. Vincent Infirmary

"JUST GIVE"

Dirk T. Prius, MD

Lance Perry

Derek Fox / Aaron Gatten

Thomas Hoffman

Richard E. Grant, MD

The leadership of Operation Walk USA plans to hold “Playing Forward” again in 2014, also in conjunction

with the 2014 AAHKS Annual Meeting (November 7-9, 2014), in Dallas, TX.

We hope to see many of you there!

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SURVEY SAYS

At the conclusion of our week of surgeries in 2013, we conducted the final survey to evaluate the program,

the organizational and administrative support we provide to our volunteers, and to solicit your thoughts on

how Operation Walk USA should continue to evolve.

We are happy to share some results of this survey, based on 32 respondents.

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100% of respondents are interested in participating again – in 2014 and/or beyond.

5 = highest rating

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100% of respondents are interested in participating again – in 2014 and/or beyond.

LOOKING AHEAD: 2014

As a growing organization, Operation Walk USA has numerous opportunities for those who are passionate

about our mission to get involved in the organization. This could be through serving on various task forces,

such as fundraising, mentoring, quality control, patient services, social media and communications.

Our journey is just beginning. You could be charting our future course.

HELP VOLUNTEER SUPPORT

Talk about us on social media

Invite a colleague

Engage local media sources

Serve on task forces

Share your thoughts and ideas

Participate in surveys

Volunteer your time

Contribute

Identify potential partners,

sponsors and donors

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BEHIND THE SCENES

Currently, Operation Walk USA is under a management services contract with the American Academy of

Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS). AAOS provides comprehensive management solutions to more than 25

orthopaedic and affiliated organizations through its Department of Society Relations.

Operation Walk USA is an independent, self-governed 501 (c)(3) organization.

Our management team includes:

Olga Foley Lynett Wilson

Executive Director Assistant

T: 847.384.4245 T: 847.384.4248

E: foley@aaos.org E: wilson@aaos.org

FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT: WWW.OPWALKUSA.COM

“Walking better than ever, thanks to you folks! It was so

invigorating to see people over the Holidays who hadn't seen

me in while, and have them tell me how much happier I looked

and how much better I was walking. Funny thing is, I never

realized how far I had sunken and how noticeable it was. You

think you can bury the pain and suffering, but those who know

you can see the difference. But that is all behind me now!

Thank you Operation Walk USA and all the doctors and staff

who participate in this wonderful program that gives people

their lives back. Thank you, thank you, thank you!”

- From a 2013 patient (via Facebook)

Operation Walk USA 6300 North River Road, Suite 727

Rosemont, IL 60018

E: opwalkusa@aaos.org | T: 847.698.1640 |F: 847.823.0532 | www.opwalkusa.com

Stay connected: #restoringmobility

[Photographs used throughout this report

are courtesy of Operation Walk USA, our

patients and volunteers.]