Nov 19, 2020 | AAHKS Leadership, Annual Meeting
During the AAHKS Business Meeting held in Dallas last week, members voted on a slate of candidates for Third Vice President, Secretary and the two Board members at large. Congratulations to the newly elected AAHKS leaders, who will take office next March: Third Vice...
Nov 19, 2020 | Annual Meeting, In the News, News Releases, Research
A presentation at the 30th AAHKS Annual Meeting reported that patients under the age of 30 have a 96% survivability rate for certain total hip arthroplasties. Lead author John C. Clohisy, MD and co-authors studied contemporary THA with highly cross-linked polyethylene...
Nov 12, 2020 | Annual Meeting, Arthroplasty Topics Podcast, Research
Digital Health Committee Chair Stefano A. Bini, MD and committee member Dustin J. Schuett, MD join lead author Michael M. Kheir, MD and senior author R. Michael Meneghini, MD to discuss their paper, “Extended Oral Antibiotics Prevent PJI in High-Risk Cases: 3,855...
Nov 12, 2020 | Annual Meeting, Humanitarian Award, Humanitarian Organizations
At the 2020 Annual Meeting last week, the 2020 AAHKS Humanitarian Award was presented to Michael J. Christie, MD, MPH. A practicing orthopaedic surgeon at the Southern Joint Replacement Institute in Nashville and a long-time AAHKS member, Dr. Christie has been...
Oct 29, 2020 | Annual Meeting, Research
Provide your input on practice norms in primary hip and knee arthroplasty at a symposium hosted by Daniel J. Berry, MD, during the 30th AAHKS Annual Meeting next week. Both in-person and virtual meeting participants will be able to vote on questions using the AAHKS...
Oct 29, 2020 | Annual Meeting
If you plan to be in Dallas for the 30th Annual Meeting, please be sure to bring your cases and questions to the Ask the Experts sessions on primary and revision hip & primary and revision knee. The sessions will take place Friday, November 6, 12:45 to 2:00 p.m....