Apr 20, 2018 | Spring Meeting
AAHKS President Craig J. Della Valle, MD, is moderating the Periprosthetic Joint Infection (PJI) Symposium at the 2018 AAHKS Spring Meeting. In a video posted to social media this week, Dr. Della Valle describes the new information that will be presented and...
Apr 20, 2018 | Federal Guidelines
The following AAHKS members were selected as finalists for the Foundation for Arthroplasty Research and Education (FARE) grant, which will be awarded in two weeks at the AAHKS Spring Meeting: A Randomized Controlled Trial Examining the Efficacy of Adductor Canal Block...
Apr 20, 2018 | In the News
New data from IQVIA Institute for Data Science, a health information company, shows a continued decrease in opioid prescriptions dispensed last year. CNBC reported that “the number of prescriptions accelerated its decline in 2017, with an even faster drop for high...
Apr 13, 2018 | In the News
Medscape has released its Physician Compensation Report 2018 that breaks out survey responses of over 20,000 physicians in 29 specialties. According to the report, “The average overall physician salary – including primary care and specialties – is $299,000.” One of...
Apr 13, 2018 | In the News
The Canadian Institute for Health Information released new data this week that shows wait times for hip and knee replacement surgeries increased in 2017. The data shows 76 percent of patients had hip replacement surgery within the recommended six months in 2017 as...
