AAHKS News
The AAHKS News is delivered weekly to members' emails.PCL in CR Study Earns Top JOA Tweet this Month
The study, “Does Recession of the Posterior Cruciate Ligament Influence Outcome in Total Knee Arthroplasty?” generated the most activity on the Journal of Arthroplasty’s Twitter account so far this month. The authors’ conclusion that “cruciate-retaining (CR) TKA...
read moreNew Lab Course Offered for Residents at AAHKS Annual Meeting
This year, the AAHKS Program Committee is pleased to announce a new course available for residents selected to attend the AAHKS Resident Arthroplasty Course. AAHKS has invited 100 residents from the course to take part in the inaugural AAHKS Resident Lab Course at the...
read moreWhat Patients are Reading: Corticosteroid Injections
Researchers from the Boston University School of Medicine published original research in Radiology that found corticosteroids injected into the hip or knee to treat arthritis pain may do more harm than good. According to a report by NBC News, the study found “there is...
read moreAAHKS Writes Congress Regarding Surprise Billing
AAHKS joined the American Medical Association and more than 100 specialty and state medical societies in sending letters to the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives regarding surprise billing. The letters call for legislation not to “create new imbalances in the...
read moreThis Week’s Featured Industry Symposium: Robotic Surgery
The following industry-sponsored symposium takes place on Friday, November 8 at the 2019 AAHKS Annual Meeting: The Potential Clinical and Economic Value of Mako Robotic-Arm Assisted Surgery 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Stryker Surgeon faculty will highlight the latest...
read moreStudies Document Change in Arthroplasty Care
Two recent studies show that hip and knee surgeons are performing more work prior to the procedure to optimize patients and achieve better outcomes. Team Approach: Perioperative Optimization for Total Joint Arthroplasty Perioperative Orthopedic Surgical Home:...
read moreAnnual Meeting App is Live!
If you haven’t already, download the AAHKS Annual Meeting app to your mobile phone from the Apple or Google Play stores. Information posted includes: Daily schedule with links to abstracts List of speakers with links to presentations Exhibit hall map and list of...
read moreCraig J. Della Valle, MD Recognized by Arthritis Foundation
Craig J. Della Valle, MD, Immediate Past President of AAHKS received the Rowland W Chang, MD, MPH Award of Excellence at the Arthritis Foundation Freedom of Movement Gala in Chicago last weekend. Dr. Della Valle was recognized for his years of commitment to the...
read moreThis Week’s Featured Industry Symposium: TKA Fixation
The following industry-sponsored symposium takes place on Friday, November 8 at the 2019 AAHKS Annual Meeting: Innovation in Primary TKA Fixation 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. DePuy Synthes Topics discussed during this symposium will include: Cement: The Gold Standard...
read moreCountdown to AAHKS 2019: 33 Days!
With the 2019 AAHKS Annual Meeting about a month away, here are some important reminders: Register now! Prices increase by $50 on November 7. Make hotel reservations. The Hilton Anatole is full, but we have secured the “A Room With a View” booking service to find you...
read moreMotivating Patients to Quit Smoking
The AAHKS Patient and Public Relations Committee has published an article for patients that addresses the importance of quitting smoking prior to surgery. The article explains the risk of complications patients may have while using tobacco products such as poor scar...
read moreAAHKS Comments on CMS OPPS and PFS Proposed Rules
Last week, AAHKS sent our comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) on two proposed rules for calendar year 2020. The proposed changes to the CMS Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment (OPPS) and Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payment Systems included...
read moreFDA Holding Public Meeting on Metals Used in Medical Devices
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has announced they are holding their first public advisory committee meeting to convene experts and the public on the issue of evaluating the safety of metal used in medical devices. The Immunology Devices Panel of the Medical...
read moreThis Week’s Featured Industry Symposium: Outpatient Robotics
The following industry-sponsored symposium takes place on Thursday, November 7 at the 2019 AAHKS Annual Meeting: REAL Intelligence and Robotics in the Outpatient Setting 12:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. Smith & Nephew Outpatient total joint arthroplasty is continuing to...
read moreTop News Clicks for September 2019
The following AAHKS News items were the most clicked last month: Read Arthroplasty Today September 2019 Issue OrthoCarolina Implements Opioid Protocol AAHKS Signs Prior Authorization Letter to CMS Airport Security Video Getting Press Coverage Read the AAHKS News blog...
read moreAAHKS Awards Announced for Outstanding Papers
The Annual Meeting Program Committee has announced three outstanding papers that will be presented with the AAHKS Awards at the 2019 AAHKS Annual Meeting. Congratulations to these authors: James A. Rand Young Investigator’s Award Traditional Intravenous Fluid vs. Oral...
read moreFinalists Selected for 2019 Fall FARE Grant
The Foundation for Arthroplasty Research and Education (FARE) has announced the finalists for the fall FARE grant that will be awarded to one applicant at the 2019 AAHKS Annual Meeting: Michael P. Ast, MD, Hospital for Special Surgery Comparison of Nebulized...
read moreJOA Adds Associate Editor for Social Media
The Journal of Arthroplasty (JOA) Editor-in-Chief, John J. Callaghan, MD, has added an Associate Editor for Social Media to the Editorial Board as the journal moves towards building and engaging an online community of readers. Chad A. Krueger, MD will serve in this...
read moreSecond AAOS Member Runs for US Senate
The Political Action Committee of the American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons (Orthopaedic PAC) formally endorsed fellow member and Alaskan orthopaedic surgeon Al Gross, MD, FAAOS, for the U.S. Senate. Dr. Gross, who is running as an Independent, is a lifelong...
read moreAAHKS Signs Prior Authorization Letter to CMS
AAHKS joined more than 100 specialty, state and other health care organizations in sending a letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator, Seema Verma, regarding the use of prior authorization (PA). The letter shares our concerns with...
read moreThis Week’s Featured Industry Symposium: Reimbursement
The following industry-sponsored symposium takes place on Friday, November 8 at the 2019 AAHKS Annual Meeting: Outpatient Arthroplasty: Providing Value to Surgeons in the Paradigm Shift of 2020! 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. DJO Surgical In this symposium, the panel will...
read moreExciting Changes for AAHKS Poster Exhibition
The AAHKS Poster Exhibition at the 2019 AAHKS Annual Meeting is one of the most popular components of the Meeting, and this year, many new features will upgrade the experience. The number of posters displayed has increased to 350 so more of the exceptional research...
read moreCall For Membership Research Surveys
If you are interested in submitting a research survey to current AAHKS members, we invite you to share your study with the AAHKS Research Committee. Proposals must include survey investigators, a brief abstract and a draft of the specific questionnaire. Survey topics...
read moreIn Memoriam: John R. Tongue, MD
On August 25, 2019, John R. Tongue, MD died at his home on Oswego Lake in Oregon. Dr. Tongue served as the 80th President of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons in 2012, and served as faculty at AAHKS Annual Meetings. He was a clinical associate professor of...
read moreMedicare Spending vs. Private Insurance
Healthcare Finance reported on a University of Michigan study that concluded “the Medicare system spends far more than it probably needs to on post-hospital care.” Looking at post-hospital care provided at home, in skilled nursing facilities, and inpatient and...
read moreThis Week’s Featured Industry Symposium: Bioskills Lab
The following industry-sponsored symposium takes place on Friday, November 8 at the 2019 AAHKS Annual Meeting: Persona Revision Bioskills Experience – Cadaveric Lab 7:30 – 9:30 a.m. Zimmer Biomet Join Zimmer Biomet for a morning of education featuring the latest...
read moreAAHKS Supports MA Prior Authorization Standardization
AAHKS joined more than 360 specialty and state societies, as well as other patient, physician and health care professional associations and stakeholders, to write to Congress in support of the Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2019 (H.R. 3107). The Act,...
read moreTwo Weeks to Health Policy Fellowship Deadline
The deadline to submit an application for the 2020-2021 AAHKS Health Policy Fellowship is approaching. If you or a colleague is about to enter, currently participating or practicing orthopaedic surgery within four years of completing a fellowship in an adult...
read moreAAHKS Webinar: How to Start an Operation Walk Chapter
AAHKS is hosting a webinar on Thursday, September 19 at 6:00 p.m. (CDT) explaining the resources needed to start an Operation Walk team. Operation Walk is a global medical humanitarian organization that provides the gift of mobility through life-changing joint...
read moreThis Week’s Featured Industry Symposium: Outpatient TJA Business
The following industry-sponsored symposium takes place on Friday, November 8 at the 2019 AAHKS Annual Meeting: Outpatient Total Joints, Clinical Protocols to Business Processes – A Comprehensive Review 7:30 – 9:30 a.m. Medtronic Attendees will hear from provider...
read moreRead Arthroplasty Today September 2019 Issue
The September issue of Arthroplasty Today highlights the new “Viewpoint” editorial category with the article, “Total joint arthroplasty in the public hospitals of Port-au-Prince, Haiti: our experience,” by Jessica Hooper, MD, Ronald H. Israelski, MD, Ran Schwarzkopf,...
read moreAirport Security Video Getting Press Coverage
In the first month since AAHKS released the “Airport Security with a Metal Implant: One Thing to Know” video, it has gained more than 4,000 views on the AAHKS YouTube channel. Orthopedics Today also featured the video alongside a study published in Hip International...
read moreThis Week’s Featured Industry Symposium: Anterior Approach Data
The following industry-sponsored symposium takes place on Friday, November 8 at the 2019 AAHKS Annual Meeting: Bending the Curve with the ANTERIOR ADVANTAGE™: Roundtable Discussion 7:30 – 9:30 a.m. DePuy Synthes Join us for a roundtable discussion on anterior approach...
read moreTop AAHKS News Clicks for August 2019
The following AAHKS News items were the most clicked in August: AAHKS Video Shows No Hassle Getting through Airport Security CMS Releases Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule for CY2020 Overview Shows Impact of TKA IPO Removal Coding and Billing Subject of Next AAHKS...
read moreAAHKS Members Surveyed on Opioid Prescribing
A survey of AAHKS members on opioid prescribing has been published as a study in Orthopedics. According to Charles P. Hannon, MD, who is the lead on the AAHKS opioid awareness task force, the study “demonstrates the significant variability in opioid prescribing after...
read moreAnalyzing JOA Catheter Study
HealthLeaders Media published an analysis of a catheter study published in-press in the Journal of Arthroplasty (JOA), “Indwelling Urinary Catheter for Total Joint Arthroplasty Using Epidural Anesthesia.” Key takeaways from the analysis are: The researchers compared...
read moreOrthoPAC: Potential Regulatory Changes Coming to your Practice
By Chad A. Krueger, MD, Member, Young Arthroplasty Group Committee and Nicholas B. Frisch, MD, MBA, Member, Young Arthroplasty Group Committee If there is ever a time to consider the importance of donating to the Orthopaedic Political Action Committee (OrthoPAC), it...
read moreApply to OREF Grants by September 5
Applications for two Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation (OREF) grants are due by Thursday, September 5, 2019. The Impact of Regulatory Policies on the Patient-Physician Relationship Research Grant in Honor of Sigvard Hansen, MD provides up to $75,000 in...
read moreThis Week’s Featured Industry Symposium: ASCs
The following industry-sponsored symposium takes place on Friday, November 8 at the 2019 AAHKS Annual Meeting: Lowering the Cost of Outpatient Total Joint Replacement Throughout the Episode of Care 7:30 – 9:30 a.m. Zimmer Biomet Everyone is well aware total joints...
read moreCoding and Billing Subject of Next AAHKS Webinar
The AAHKS Webinar, “Coding and Billing: Tips and Tricks to Enhance Your Practice,” takes place on Tuesday, August 27, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. (CDT). The webinar will review clinical and surgical coding, how to maximize reimbursement and further your understanding of the...
read moreClinician Scholars Selected for ORS Career Development Program
The AAHKS Research Committee collaborated with the Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS) to review applicants who indicated hip and knee as their area of interest for the 2019 Clinician Scholar Career Development Program (CSCDP). Program participants seek to enhance the...
read moreWhat Patients are Reading: NSAIDs, OA and Cardiovascular Risk
A study published this month in Arthritis and Rheumatology concluded that nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID) may elevate the cardiovascular risk for patients with osteoarthritis. “Patients with OA were nearly 25% more likely than patients without OA to...
read moreThis Week’s Featured Industry Symposium: Non-Operative Pain Relief
The following industry-sponsored symposium takes place on Friday, November 8 at the 2019 AAHKS Annual Meeting: OA Symptom Management for Non-Operative and Non-Optimized Patients; Cooled Radiofrequency Ablation 7:30 – 9:30 a.m. Avanos Medical This symposium will...
read moreAAHKS Signs on to E/M Code Value Revision Letter
AAHKS, along with 52 other medical organizations, submitted a letter to CMS Administrator Seema Verma, MPH to express opposition to a proposal in the 2020 CMS Medicare Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule “not to incorporate into the global codes the adjusted values...
read moreSymposia, Presentations Announced for AAHKS 2019
Selections have been made for the 2019 AAHKS Annual Meeting General Session. From the record 1,723 abstract and 36 symposium submissions, the Program Committee has selected 59 podium presentations, 350 posters and eight symposia. The symposium topics for the 2019...
read moreAAHKS Submits CMS RFI on Patients Over Paperwork Initiative
This week, AAHKS responded to the Centers for Medicare & Medicare Services’ (CMS) Request for Information (RFI): Reducing Administrative Burden to Put Patients over Paperwork. Our comments included discussion of the “significant confusion among providers and program...
read moreOverview Shows Impact of TKA IPO Removal
With the release of the CMS 2020 Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment (OPPS) and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems proposed rule, CMS has sought input on the removal of total hip arthroplasty from the IPO list. AAHKS member Jeffrey D. Angel, MD,...
read moreThis Week’s Featured Industry Symposium: Robotic Lab
The following industry-sponsored symposium takes place on Thursday, November 7 at the 2019 AAHKS Annual Meeting: ROSA Knee Bioskills Experience – Cadaveric Lab Session 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. Zimmer Biomet This educational event will offer attendees a hands-on cadaveric...
read moreThis Week’s Featured Symposium: Session and Lab for PAs
The following industry-sponsored symposium takes place on Thursday, November 7 at the 2019 AAHKS Annual Meeting: Physician Assistant Specific Symposium – A Peer to Peer Professional Development Event 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. DePuy Synthes This session will cover the...
read moreAAHKS Member Featured in TLC’s “The Little Couple”
Jennifer “Jen” Arnold, MD and her husband Bill Klein are co-stars of The Learning Channel's (TLC) reality series, “The Little Couple.” In the premiere this week, Dr. Arnold, a neonatologist, is followed by crews as she undergoes a hip revision performed by AAHKS...
read moreCall for 2020-2021 Health Policy Fellows
by Nicholas B. Frisch, MD Healthcare delivery continues to evolve, and as orthopaedic surgeons, our traditional education does little to prepare us for understanding the complexity of change in our healthcare system. The AAHKS Health Policy Fellowship (HPF) presents a...
read moreMSIS Hosts First Co-Branded Symposium with AAHKS
The Musculoskeletal Infection Society (MSIS) held its 29th Annual Open Scientific Meeting in New York last week. The meeting included a co-branded symposium with AAHKS – a patient case panel discussion on the use of debridement, antibiotics and implant retention...
read moreCo-Branded Meeting in Colombia Draws AAHKS Members
AAHKS leaders were in Cartagena, Colombia attending the 15th Encuentro Latinoamericano de Cirujanos de Cadera y Rodilla (ELCCR) conference. AAHKS co-branded the meeting with the Sociedad Colombiana de Cirugía Ortopédica y Traumatología (SCCOT - Colombian Society of...
read moreCMS Releases Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule for CY2020
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published the CY 2020 Proposed Payment Policies under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and Other Revisions to Part B on July 29, 2019. AAHKS has prepared a summary memo of the issues relating to our members within...
read moreAAHKS Video shows No Hassle Getting through Airport Security
One of the top articles viewed by visitors on the AAHKS patient education website, www.AAHKS.org/HipKnee, is about getting through an airport security checkpoint with a joint implant. AAHKS has turned the article into a fun video that demonstrates “what to do and how...
read moreLearn to Maximize Practice Success at AAHKS Business Course
Co-chaired by Past President, Mark I. Froimson, MD, MBA and Immediate Past President, Craig J. Della Valle, MD, the Business of Total Joint Replacement: 2019 and Beyond course features a focused curriculum in practice management. This course is beneficial for...
read moreStudy Shows Outpatient TJA Requires More Surgeon Time
A study published in the Journal of Arthroplasty (JOA), “Rapid Discharge and Outpatient Total Joint Arthroplasty Introduce a Burden of Care to the Surgeon,” concludes that surgeons and their teams take on additional perioperative care responsibilities for patients who...
read moreThis Week’s Featured Symposium: PJI
The following industry-sponsored symposium takes place on Thursday, November 7 at the 2019 AAHKS Annual Meeting: Targeted Orthopaedics: Genetics, Microbiome, Environment and their Impact on PJI 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. Heraeus Medical LLC Attendees of this session should come...
read moreTop AAHKS News Clicks for July 2019
These news items were the most clicked in AAHKS News last month: Study on Approach and PJI Dr. Bozic Describes His TKA JOR Publishes Stem Cell Issue Mini-Debates in AAHKS Team Course Read the AAHKS News...
read moreAAHKS Resident Arthroplasty Course Filled
The AAHKS Resident Arthroplasty Course that takes place at the 2019 AAHKS Annual Meeting has filled. Nearly 200 applications were submitted for this popular course that provides residents with the opportunity to learn the latest principles in the field of total joint...
read moreNeed to Take the OITE in November? We Got You.
This year, the timing of the 2019 AAHKS Annual Meeting coincides with the Orthopaedic In-Training Scored and Recorded Examination (OITE). Any resident who needs to take the exam may do so at the AAHKS test site at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas. Those residents not...
read moreAMA-RUC Process Advances
The data collection period for the RUC survey of total hip arthroplasty and total knee arthroplasty has ended. AAHKS and AAOS will now tabulate the results, prepare an analysis, and present to the RUC in October. We thank the members who participated in the survey....
read moreAAOS Registry Analytics Institute™ Helps Fund Research Projects
The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) Registry Analytics Institute™ (RAI) helps to improve orthopaedic and musculoskeletal care by making orthopaedic outcome data available to the scientific community. The Institute gives clinicians and...
read moreDr. Bozic Describes His TKA, Seeks Study Participants
In an interview with AAOS Now, Kevin J. Bozic, MD, MBA, describes his experience as a total knee arthroplasty (TKA) patient. Dr. Bozic, who serves at the Chair and Professor in the Department of Surgery and Perioperative Care at the University of Texas at Austin Dell...
read moreThis Week’s Featured Symposium: Tourniquet-Free TKA
The following industry-sponsored symposium takes place on Thursday, November 7 at the 2019 AAHKS Annual Meeting: Progressive Techniques and Technologies: Transition to Outpatient TJA and a Tourniquet Free TKA 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. Medtronic Attendees will hear from...
read moreMini-Debates to Take Place in AAHKS Team Course
The AAHKS Team Course held during the 2019 AAHKS Annual Meeting will include mini-debates between faculty during the program. Mark J. Spangehl, MD will debate whether “Robotics for Knee Replacement is the Future” with Gwo-Chin Lee, MD. “The Anterior Approach is...
read moreNotice of Proposed Changes in AAHKS Bylaws
Members will be asked to approve changes in AAHKS Bylaws at the Annual Business Meeting on November 10, 2019 during the 2019 AAHKS Annual Meeting in Dallas. The significant changes include: Clarification of Candidate member and Arthroplasty Surgeon in Training member...
read moreStudy on Approach and PJI
A study in The Bone & Joint Journal at a single institution examined the impact of approach on periprosthetic joint infection (PJI). Researchers compared the direct anterior (DA) approach to other surgical approaches (NA) and “found a higher rate of PJI in DA versus...
read moreTeen with Lymphoma Walks Again after Hip, Knee Surgery
ABC affiliate, WHAS-11 in Louisville, Kentucky, featured a news story about a 17-year old who had partial hip and partial knee replacement surgery after having to rely on a wheelchair for mobility. According to the story, Trinity Goodson was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin...
read moreThis Week’s Featured Symposium: 3D Hip Imaging
The following industry-sponsored symposium takes place on Thursday, November 7 at the 2019 AAHKS Annual Meeting: Functional THA Planning and Control with EOS 3D Solutions 12:30 – 2:30 p.m. EOS Imaging Surgeons will see how to identify patients at risk and avoid...
read moreCall for Nominations to AAHKS Board, Committee
The AAHKS Nominating Committee has put out a call for nominations to the following positions: Third Vice President (1) Treasurer (1)* Member-at-Large (2) Member, Nominating Committee (3) *Incumbent eligible for reappointment All nominations must hold Fellow membership...
read moreAAOS Seeking Action on Surprise Billing
AAOS is seeking support on grass roots action to “to find a common sense solution to surprise billing.” On Thursday the House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee reported out the No Surprises Act, which benchmarks out-of-network payments to median in-network...
read moreGet Your AAHKS Member Resource Guide!
Download the latest issue of the AAHKS Update newsletter featuring member resources such as: Greetings from AAHKS President, Michael P. Bolognesi, MD A look back from Immediate Past President, Craig J. Della Valle, MD Listing of the AAHKS Board of Directors Listing of...
read moreJOR Publishes Stem Cell Issue
The Journal of Orthopaedic Research (JOR), a publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society, has published a special open-access issue, “Stem Cells,” with more than two dozen papers on the topic of stem cell therapy and orthopaedics. Farshid Guilak, PhD, Linda J....
read moreThis Week’s Featured Symposium: Emerging Trends
The following industry-sponsored symposium takes place on Thursday, November 7 at the 2019 AAHKS Annual Meeting: Emerging Trends in Orthopedics: Innovation for Better Results 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Microport The long-term survivorship and high patient satisfaction...
read moreTop AAHKS News Clicks for June 2019
The following AAHKS News items were the most clicked in June 2019: New Issue of Arthroplasty Today Online Now! Opioid Use Before Hip or Knee Surgery Can Mean Trouble Risk Calculator Helps Determine Patient Outcomes Orthopaedic Surgeon Running for US Senate AAHKS...
read moreAAHKS Comments on CMS FY 2020 IPPS Proposed Rule
AAHKS submitted comments for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) proposed rule “Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Acute Care Hospitals and the Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System and Proposed Policy Changes and Fiscal Year 2020...
read moreAAHKS Launches Online Opioid Resource Center
A special task-force collaboration by AAHKS members Stefano A. Bini, MD, Craig J. Della Valle, MD, Mark I. Froimson, MD, Charles P. Hannon, MD and Brett R. Levine, MD has produced a comprehensive source of education to address the opioid epidemic in the United States....
read moreGrocery Chain Contracts with Stem Cell Company for Employee Health Care
Time reported last week that grocery chain, Hy-Vee, has contracted with stem cell company, Regenexx, to provide stem cell treatments to employees who are experiencing knee pain. Hy-Vee is requiring that employees take the stem cell therapy route before they can seek...
read moreHave Regulatory Policies Affected Your Relationship with Patients?
The Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation (OREF) is accepting applications for the OREF Impact of Regulatory Policies on the Patient-Physician Relationship Research Grant in Honor of Sigvard Hansen, MD. This grant provides up to $75,000 in funding and solicits...
read moreMurray’s Surprise Return to Tennis
Professional British tennis player and former World Number 1, Andy Murray, announced his retirement at the beginning of the year as he faced additional surgery for hip pain. After undergoing resurfacing shortly after the announcement, he recovered and returned to...
read moreThis Week’s Featured Symposium: Opioid-free TKA
The following industry-sponsored symposium takes place on Thursday, November 7 at the 2019 AAHKS Annual Meeting: Cryoanalgesia and Periarticular Infiltration as Part of a Multimodal Path to an Opioid-Free TKA 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Pacira BioSciences, Inc. This...
read moreOpioid Use before Hip or Knee Surgery Can Mean Trouble
The AAHKS Patient and Public Relations Committee has published an article for patients that addresses the use of opioids for osteoarthritis pain in the weeks and months leading up to hip or knee replacement surgery. Reviewed by the AAHKS Evidence Based Medicine...
read moreJOA Publishes “Proceedings of the 2018 AAHKS Annual Meeting”
In addition to the July issue of the Journal of Arthroplasty (JOA) coming online, the “Proceedings of the 2018 AAHKS Annual Meeting” have been published in a special supplement. In the Editorial, 2018 Program Chair, Matthew P. Abdel, MD touts the success of the...
read moreNew Issue of Arthroplasty Today Online Now!
The June issue of the AAHKS open-access journal is now online. Here are the Issue Highlights: Editorial Peer review in the reporting of clinical trials in Arthroplasty Today Thomas J. Blumenfeld, Mark J. Spangehl, Gregory J. Golladay, Brett R. Levine, J. Bohannon...
read moreHip-Spine Collaboration Encouraged by Orthopedics Today
The cover story of the June issue of Orthopedics Today suggests that, “Surgeons should educate each other on the hip-spine connection.” Several AAHKS members were interviewed for the article, which features studies that show “important connections between the...
read moreFeatured Industry Symposium: Outpatient Techniques and Technology
The following industry-sponsored symposium takes place on Thursday, November 7 at the 2019 AAHKS Annual Meeting: Early Adoption to Early Majority: The Movement of Joints from the Inpatient to Outpatient Setting 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. DePuy Synthes This symposium features an...
read moreCritical Arthroplasty Survey on the Way
In the next few weeks, you may be selected to participate in an AMA/Specialty Society RVS Update Committee (RUC) survey for total hip arthroplasty (27130) and total knee arthroplasty (27447). As you may know, the components of the Medicare Physician Payment Schedule...
read moreRisk Calculator Helps Patients Determine Outcomes
The University of Sheffield and University of Bristol have developed a new risk and benefit calculator for patients considering joint replacement surgery. The tool uses data from the National Joint Registry in the United Kingdom. “This tool is designed to highlight...
read moreOrthopaedic Surgeon Running for US Senate
Manish "Manny" Sethi, MD is an orthopaedic trauma surgeon and associate professor at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He is running for the seat that Senator Lamar Alexander (R-TN) is vacating in 2020 at the end of his current term. He is president and founder of...
read moreFeatured Industry Symposium: Component Placement
The following industry-sponsored symposium takes place on Thursday, November 7 at the 2019 AAHKS Annual Meeting: Contemporary Technology to Optimize Implant Alignment in Hip and Knee Arthroplasty 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. Corin This symposium will feature the latest...
read moreAAHKS Annual Meeting Submission Reviews Underway
Following Monday’s submission deadline for the 2019 AAHKS Annual Meeting, reviewers are busy evaluating the 1,726 abstracts and 36 symposium proposals. The AAHKS Annual Meeting has become one of the most competitive venues for the debut of cutting-edge research in the...
read moreUNC Coach Mack Brown’s Knee Replaced by Former Player
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill issued a statement this week that head football coach, Mack Brown, underwent a successful knee replacement at Duke University Hospital – and that the surgery was performed by one of his former players. AAHKS President...
read moreWhat Patients are Viewing: Setting Surgical Expectations
AAHKS member, Raj K. Sinha, MD was interviewed by KESQ News Channel 3 in Palm Springs, Calif. on the subject of patient satisfaction following total joint replacement surgery. He talks about the importance of patients setting realistic expectations with their surgeons...
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AAHKS Returns to Capitol for AAOS NOLC
by Stephen M. Engstrom, MD 2018-2019 AAHKS Health Policy Fellow This week, AAHKS members and staff returned to Washington, D.C. as part of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) National Orthopaedic Leadership Conference (NOLC) to meet with members of...
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Last Weekend to Submit for AAHKS 2019
Put the final touches on your abstracts and symposium proposals for the 2019 AAHKS Annual Meeting! Submissions are due before the deadline at 11:59 p.m. (CDT) on Monday, June 3, 2019. Two extra days were added to the deadline this year since it falls on a weekend....
read moreFeatured Industry Symposium: Outpatient Bundles
The following industry-sponsored symposium takes place on Thursday, November 7 at the 2019 AAHKS Annual Meeting: 12:30 - 2:30 p.m. Learn a Bundle from the Experts - Reflexion Health Learn how four orthopaedic surgeons from Greensboro, North Carolina built one of the...
read moreFDA Authorizes PJI Test
In a news release issued last week, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration announced marketing authorization of the Synovasure Lateral Flow Test Kit to CD Diagnostics Inc. The test will allow surgeons to detect “periprosthetic joint infection (infection around a joint...
read moreMinnesota Clinic Reduces Opioid Prescriptions
Orthopedics Today featured a story about orthopaedic surgeons at Twin Cities Orthopedics in Minneapolis/St. Paul who implemented a program to reduce opioid prescribing and patient use. Using a three-phase approach, the clinic first established a prescribing protocol....
read moreTop AAHKS News Clicks for May 2019
The following AAHKS News items were the most clicked in May 2019: Best Posters Awarded at AAHKS Spring Meeting Trending in JOA: Kneeling Protocol after TKA Residents Match for 2020 Get BPCI Advanced Guidance for Outpatient TKA...
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