Oct 16, 2015 | In the News, International
People who have had hip or knee replacement surgery often return to activities like sports, hiking, gardening that they participated in before joint pain stopped them. This article in the Punjab News Express reports on a group of knee patients in Patiala, India who...
May 15, 2015 | In the News, International
An editorial in the Times Colonist, a western Canadian daily newspaper, brought to light the wait times for hip and knee replacements on Vancouver Island, which “are among the longest in Canada.” In 2014, only 39 percent of hip patients and 26 percent of knee patients...
Apr 10, 2015 | AAHKS Business, AAHKS Leadership, Education, International
The Indian Society of Hip & Knee Surgeons (ISHKS) hosted a combined session with AAHKS this week during the ISHKS 9th Annual Congress. Immediate Past President, Brian S. Parsley, MD moderated the session. AAHKS members Harry Rubash, MD, Kenneth A. Gustke, MD,...
Mar 20, 2015 | AAHKS Business, AAHKS Leadership, International
AAHKS was well represented at the First Annual Xiangshan International Arthroplasty Summit in Beijing, China last week. Past President, Carlos J. Lavernia, MD, President, Brian S. Parsley, MD, and AAHKS members Scott M. Sporer, MD, Matthew S. Austin, MD, Russell E....
Mar 13, 2015 | International, Performance Measures
The Total Joint Arthroplasty Outcome Measures Toolkit developed by the Bone and Joint Canada (BJC) is now available on the BJC website. This toolkit enables health care providers to select, apply, score and interpret outcome measures for patients with total joint...
Mar 6, 2015 | International, Membership
Last week, AAHKS members Andrew Freiberg, MD and William J. Maloney, III, MD lectured at the combined AAHKS and Japanese Society for Replacement Arthroplasty (JSRA) symposium in Fukuoka, Japan. The symposium was held during the JSRA’s 45th Annual Meeting. With more...
