Figure l7: Inaugural ASAMI North America, June 25, 1989, with Ilizarov (center, holding the inaugural plaque) and Shevtsov (far left) attending. From left to right: James Aronson, Stuart Green, Debrorah Bell (Stanitski), Oleg Gorbachov (translator), Gavril Ilizarov, Dror Paley, Wally Lehman, Vladimir Schwartzman