Sep 8, 2017 | Annual Meeting
The Preliminary Program on the AAHKS website has been updated with the paper titles and presenters. There will be 59 papers presented at the podium and 210 posters featured in the AAHKS and Guest Societies Poster Exhibition. New this year will be the Poster Reception...
Sep 8, 2017 | Annual Meeting
The following industry-sponsored symposia takes place on Friday, November 3, 2017 at the 2017 AAHKS Annual Meeting in Dallas: 7:30 – 9:30 a.m. The Value of Sitting and Standing Images in the THA Care Pathway EOS Imaging During the symposium, you will hear...
Sep 8, 2017 | In the News, Research
A study published in Nature Biomedical Engineering explores the idea of antibiotic-releasing polymers being used in joint implant components. Invisiverse quotes one of the study’s authors, “Our finding that polyethylene, the most commonly used weight-bearing surface...
Sep 1, 2017 | Advocacy, Legislation, Medicare
Following up on our previous report regarding Congress seeking input regarding Medicare burdens, this week AAHKS submitted 10 recommendations for Medicare regulatory and statutory relief to the US House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on...
Sep 1, 2017 | Fellowships
The deadline to apply for the 2018 AAHKS Health Policy Fellowship is 11:59 p.m. on September 1, 2017. Health Policy Fellows engage with AAHKS leaders and legislators on issues that are important to the field of hip and knee arthroplasty. This part-time fellowship can...