Mar 18, 2021 | In the News, Publications, Research
The official journal of AAHKS, The Journal of Arthroplasty, brings together the clinical and scientific foundations for joint replacement of the hip and knee. Articles published this month include “Time Required for Planned and Unplanned Episodes of Care in Primary...
Mar 11, 2021 | Popular, Publications
Appropriately titled “Building 2021,” the Winter 2021 AAHKS Update opens with a 2020 year-in-review as well as a look ahead at the coming year. It includes information on awards presented at the 30th AAHKS Annual Meeting, expansion of the FARE grants program, launch...
Jan 28, 2021 | COVID-19, Publications, Surveys
Arthroplasty Today has published, “Arthroplasty During COVID-19: Surveillance of AAHKS Members In the First Year of the Pandemic”, which reports the results of the first 6 COVID-19 Member Surveillance Surveys, carried out between March and September 2020. The data...
Dec 17, 2020 | Guidelines, Patient Education, Publications
The American Society of Hematology (ASH) has released updated guidelines for 2020 on the management of venous thromboembolism (VTE) and the treatment of deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism. These evidence-based guidelines are intended to support patients and...
Dec 10, 2020 | Patient Outcomes, Publications, Research
A large multi-center randomized clinical trial has found newer and more expensive devices, increasingly seen in outpatient physical therapy centers, did not enhance outcomes for patients undergoing outpatient rehabilitation. Published this month in the Journal of...
Dec 3, 2020 | Guidelines, Patient Education, Publications
The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) American Joint Replacement Registry (AJRR), the official registry of AAHKS, has released the AJRR Patient-Facing Interim Report, which takes clinical hip and knee arthroplasty data from the AJRR 2019 Annual Report...
