Last Weekend to Submit for Annual Meeting

May 26, 2017 | Annual Meeting

Abstract, Symposium and Video proposals for the 2017 AAHKS Annual Meeting are due at 11:59 p.m. on Thursday, June 1, 2017. The AAHKS Program Committee is looking for unpublished research study abstracts to be considered for either podium or poster presentations....

Participate in the AAHKS Research Consortium

May 26, 2017 | Research

The AAHKS Research Committee plans to convene a consortium of centers that have interest in conducting research related to hip and knee arthroplasty. Centers that participate in the AAHKS Research Consortium (AAHKS-RC) will be part of multi-center studies that may be...

AMA Regulatory Relief Activities

May 26, 2017 | Advocacy

The American Medical Association (AMA) has convened workgroups on Quality Payment Programs and on regulatory relief – both topics with which AAHKS is also involved. AMA has made recommendations on issues such as physician-focused Advanced Payment Models (APM),...

Study Published on TJR Cost Effectiveness

May 26, 2017 | Research

Researchers published a study in Central Musculoskeletal Disorders concluding that “THA and TKA are cost-effective and should be recommended for the management of patients with end stage/severe knee and hip OA.” Orthopedics Today breaks down the research in four key...

AJRR Takes Home Best Poster Award

May 26, 2017 | AJRR, Publications

The American Joint Replacement Registry (AJRR) was given the award for “Best Poster Presentation” at the 6th International Congress of Arthroplasty Registries, the annual meeting of the International Society of Arthroplasty Registries (ISAR). The poster, “Infection...
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