Aug 10, 2018 | AAHKS Business, AAHKS Leadership
The AAHKS Nominating Committee has put out a call for nominations to the following positions: Third Vice President (1) Member-at-Large (2) All nominations must hold Fellow membership status with AAHKS. Nominate yourself by Friday, August 24, 2018 by emailing a...
Aug 10, 2018 | Membership
The “2018 Hip and Knee Implant Review” published by Orthopedic Network News (ONN) is now available for downloading. Click here to log in to AAHKS. The issue also features: Top 10 Hip and Knee Hospitals Hospital Resources and Implant Cost Management OrthoTrends Q1/2009...
Aug 10, 2018 | In the News, Research
Patients who take prescription opioids for more than 60 days before total knee or hip replacement surgery are at significantly higher risk of being readmitted to the hospital and of undergoing repeat joint-replacement surgery, compared to patients with no preoperative...
Aug 10, 2018 | AAHKS Leadership, International
AAHKS First Vice President, Michael P. Bolognesi, MD, The Knee Society Third Vice President, Robert T. Trousdale, MD and AAHKS International Committee Chair, Rafael J. Sierra, MD attending the Latin American Meeting of Hip and Knee Surgeons (ELCCR) orthopaedic...
Aug 10, 2018 | In the News
The American Medical Association (AMA) today urged the U.S. Department of Justice to block the proposed acquisition of Aetna, Inc. by CVS Health Corporation, and shared with federal regulators an exhaustive AMA analysis indicating the proposed merger would likely...
