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President’s Message

Greeting from President

President, Japan Shoulder Society

Hiroyuki Sugaya, MD

(President, Medical Corporation TSOC; Tokyo Sports & Orthopaedic Clinic)

On October 6, 2022, Hiroyuki Sugaya was appointed as the 5th President of the Japan Shoulder Society (JSS). The society will celebrate its 50th anniversary in October 2023 and turned to a general incorporated association in 2014. After this reorganization, JSS has two-year term society president, in addition to the annual congress president. The first society president was Eiji Itoi, followed by Kazuya Tamai, Yozo Shibata, and Hiroyasu Ikegami. I have been appointed as the 5th Society President, and am humbled to think about the weight of the history of the Society and the heavy responsibility of the future, but I will do my utmost for the development of the Society with all my heart, so I would like to ask for your continued support.

The JSS was established in 1974 as the "Shoulder Research Society", later changed its name to "Japan Shoulder Society", and since 2014, JSS has become a general incorporated association and its responsibilities and obligations have been clarified legally. As of July 31, 2022, the number of members is 2,294 (1,626 regular members, 292 first associate members, 341 second associate members, and honorary members) This society boasts the world's oldest history as a specialized academic meeting on the shoulder surgeries and researches, and we would like to work together with you to carry out the purpose of "contributing to the progress and spread of shoulder joint medicine and thereby contributing to the welfare of humankind" stated in the Articles of Incorporation.

In the Japan Shoulder Society, the International Committee has played a central role in promoting globalization. International exchange was completely closed due to the pandemic caused by COVID19 in 2020. During these time, virtual meetings that can be considered a lucky mistake from the pandemic, have become popular. Internet meetings have become a natural tool around the world without visiting the site, and this wisdom will continue to be used even after the pandemic. However, one of the major objectives of international exchange is to foster friendship, and for this purpose, we will go to the site and meet each other face to face directly. After the seventh wave came to an end in the fall of 2022, the momentum for the resumption of international exchange was increasing. In fact, the traveling fellowship program with ASES (American Shoulder and Elbow Society), which had been a one-way program before the pandemic, became exchange program: we hosted 2 fellows from ASES for the first time in September 2022. We also reopened the dispatch of Japanese fellows to SESEC (European Shoulder and Elbow Society) and ASES, which had been suspended. We will continue to actively promote these international exchanges, so we would like our members to actively use these systems and increase the number of young surgeons who can play an active role as internationally-minded person in today's borderless society.

Almost 9 years have passed since the introduction of the Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty (RSA), which began to be used in Japan in April 2014. As of August 2022, about 20,000 RSAs have been performed in Japan. Reverse Shoulder prosthesis is the first artificial joint to be covered by insurance without conducting clinical trials in Japan, and the guidelines created by the Japan Orthopedic Society and the Japan Shoulder Society were quite strict at first to prevent abuse, but they were revised several times in line with clinical practice. In addition, in response to requests from the Japanese Society of Fracture Repair (JSFR), the door to RSA was opened to fracture specialists in 2019. It is expected that the qualification standard will be further relaxed in future for dissemination of this surgery.

At the time of the 49th JSS Annual Meeting in October 2022, 19 new delegates were born, bringing the total number of delegates to 82. The work of delegates is very important for promoting the progress and dissemination of shoulder surgery, which is the purpose of the Japan Shoulder Society. Currently, there are 13 standing committees, two special committees, and one working group. These committees cooperate not only with delegates but also with the general members. As an academic society, if there are any points for improvement, we would like to respond flexibly one by one, so if you have any opinions or requests for the society, please let us know to the secretariat. We would like to aim for further development for the future while preserving the tradition of this society built by our predecessors.

January 17, 2023

History of Japan Shoulder Society

In June 1974, the first orthopedic symposium on the shoulder in Japan was held as a part of the 47th meeting of the West-Japanese Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology (President: Prof. Nahoto Takagishi). In the symposium, the special speakers, Dr. Nagao Adachi, Professor Akira Iwabuchi, Dr. Hisao Endo, and Dr. Katsuya Nobuhara, called upon Prof. N. Takagishi to establish a Japan shoulder society. During the 43rd meeting of the Central Japan Association of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology, the first meeting of the Shoulder Forum organized by Dr. T. Endo was held on October 18, 1974, in which 10 papers were presented with 87 participants. The second meeting of the Forum organized by Dr. Kiyohiko Oda was held on October 29, 1975 as a part of the 45th meeting of the Central Japan Association of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology. The third meeting was held on November 4, 1976. It was organized by Prof. N. Takagishi with 35 papers and 186 participants. From this meeting on, the conference was organized as an annual meeting. Prof. Koukichi Tsuchiya was appointed as the president for the fourth meeting of the JSS, and also entrusted to the task of forming an organizing committee, drawing up the regulations, and issuance of journal, in consultation with Prof. Takagishi, the former president. In its first meeting on January 14, 1977, the organizing committee resolved, in addition to the regulations and issuance of journal, that the secretariat be placed in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka University. The Japan Shoulder Society, originally established in 1974, has the oldest foundation in the world as a specialized society focused on the shoulder.

Annual Meetings

- Congress Presidents Meeting Dates
1st Hisao Endo Tokushima Oct 18, 1974
2nd Kiyohiko Oda Yamaguchi Oct 29, 1975
3rd Nahoto Takagishi Fukuoka Nov 4, 1976
4th Koukichi Tsuchiya Yokohama Nov 4, 1977
5th Atsuhiro Miyazaki Kagoshima Oct 22, 1978
6th Katsuya Nobuhara Aioi Oct 20, 1979
7th Wataru Kawaji Tokyo Oct 18, 1980
8th Nagao Adachi Hiroshima Oct 3, 1981
9th Ryuji Yamamoto Tokyo Oct 2, 1982
10th Ryohei Suzuki Nagasaki Oct 1-2, 1983
11th Hiroaki Fukuda Yokohama Nov 10-11, 1984
12th Shigeo Matsuno Sapporo Oct 5-6, 1985
13th Nahoto Takagishi Fukuoka Oct 28-30, 1986
14th Motohiko Mikasa Tokyo Oct 31 - Nov 1, 1987
15th Minoru Sakurai Sendai Oct 14-15, 1988
16th Akio Matsuzaki Fukuoka Nov 23-24, 1989
17th Fumio Kato Tokyo Oct 12-13, 1990
18th Kosaku Mizuno Hyogo Nov 15-16, 1991
19th Shiro Tabata Iwaki Oct 2-3, 1992
20th Nobuyuki Ito Nagasaki Oct 1-2, 1993
21st Tomomitsu Kutsuma Kofu Oct 14-15, 1994
22nd Jiro Ozaki Nara Oct 21-22, 1995
23rd Seiji Sano Oomiya Oct 31 - Nov 1, 1996
24th Yasusuke Hirasawa Kyoto Oct 31 - Nov 1, 1997
25th Etsuo Fujimaki Tokyo Oct 29-30, 1998
26th Kiyohisa Ogawa Omiya Nov 18-19, 1999
27th Katsumasa Takagi Kumamoto Nov 10-11, 2000
28th Takeshi Morioka Yokohama Sep 15-16, 2001
29th Kimitaka Fukuda Sapporo Sep 20-21, 2002
30th Kenji Takagishi Maebashi Sep 12-13, 2003
31st Hiroaki Tsutsui Yokohama Oct 8-9, 2004
32nd Shigehito Kuroda Urayasu Sep 2-3, 2005
33rd Hiromoto Ito Tokyo Sep 29-30, 2006
34th Kazuya Tamai Utsunomiya Oct 12-13, 2007
35th MinoruYoneda Osaka Nov 28-29, 2008
36th Toshihiko Ogino Yamagata Oct 9-10, 2009
37th Jun Kumagai Sendai Oct 8-9, 2010
38th Yozo Shibata Fukuoka Oct 7-8, 2011
39th Teruhiko Nakagawa Tokyo Oct 5-6, 2012
40th Masao Kurokawa Kyoto Sep 27-28, 2013
41st Keizo Morisawa Saga Oct 24-25, 2014
42nd Eiji Itoi Sendai Oct 9-10, 2015
43rd Yu Mochizuki Hiroshima Oct 21-22, 2016
44th Hiroyuki Sugaya Tokyo Oct 6-8, 2017
45th Kazuomi Sugamoto Osaka Oct 19-20, 2018
46th Yukihiko Hata Nagao Oct 25-26, 2019
47th Naoki Suenaga Sapporo Oct 9-10, 2020
48th Yusuke Iwahori Nagoya Oct 29-30, 2021
49th Katsumi Takase Yokohama Oct 7-8, 2022
50th Hiroyasu Ikegami Tokyo Oct 13-14, 2023
51st (planning) Shinji Imai Kyoto Oct 25-26, 2024
52nd (planning) Teruaki Izaki Fukuoka Oct 10-11, 2025
53rd (planning) Toshio Kitamura Kumamoto Oct 30-31, 2026

Bylaws for Corresponding Membership

Objective

In order to achieve the objectives of the Japan Shoulder Society (JSS) as set forth in Article 3 of the Articles of the Society from the standpoint of international exchange, JSS shall appoint Corresponding Members who perform the important role of exchanging information with the Society, from among medical doctors and researchers residing overseas, who are specialized in shoulder surgery, and who are making a contribution to the progress of shoulder surgery.

Qualifications

A person intending to become a Corresponding Member shall satisfy the following requirements:

  1. Must be a medical doctor or researcher specializing in shoulder surgery and/or shoulder joint who is able to contribute to international exchange with JSS;
  2. Must have notable achievements in research and/or produced notable written works in the field of shoulder surgery and/or shoulder joint; and
  3. Must be recommended by three or more Executive Members of JSS

Executive Members of JSS nominating a candidate for a Corresponding Member shall submit a recommendation along with a curriculum vitae and achievement list of the candidate to the President of JSS by the date decided upon by the International Committee of JSS.

The International Committee of JSS shall review the achievements and contributions to JSS of the proposed candidate for Corresponding Membership and shall report the results to the President of JSS. Whether to appoint the candidate recommended by the International Committee as a Corresponding Member shall be decided by the resolution of the Board of Executive Members. With the approval of the candidate himself/herself, the candidate shall be appointed as the Corresponding Member.

Limitation on Number of Corresponding Members

The number of Corresponding Members is not decided.

Rights of Corresponding Members

Corresponding Members have the following rights:
The annual membership fee for JSS shall be waived. Corresponding Members shall receive Katakansetsu(The Shoulder Joint: the official journal of JSS) and other publications of JSS; Corresponding Members shall be able to submit papers to the Shoulder Joint and other publications of JSS and apply for presentations at meetings of JSS.

Duties of Corresponding Members

Corresponding Members shall have the following duties:
Corresponding Members shall have the following duties: Corresponding Members are requested to promptly notify the secretariat of JSS of any changes in address for correspondence, and other relevant data affecting membership.

Membership Expiration

Corresponding Membership shall expire when the Member reaches sixty-six years of age.

Resignation

Corresponding Members shall notify the secretariat of the President of JSS when he or she wishes to resign from JSS.

Expulsion

The Board of Executive Members can expel a Corresponding Member from JSS, if the individual tarnishes the honor of JSS or acts against the purpose of JSS.

Registration

With the approval of the Corresponding Members, the Board of Executive Members shall publish the names of the Corresponding Members in Katakansetsu(The Shoulder Joint)

An Additional Clause

These Membership Bylaws shall come into force as from the date of enforcement of the Articles of the Society of JSS.