The early and unexpected loss of Clifford H. Turen MD in January 2013 left a large void for those of us who knew him, as well as for the orthopaedic trauma community. This symposium contains a collection of studies performed by a small subset of the many academic orthopaedic surgeons whose careers were profoundly influenced by Dr. Turen (Fig. 1). We dedicate this symposium to his memory.