Feb 4, 2021 | In the News, Medicare, Patient Outcomes
Healio reported that “the expansion of Medicaid coverage under the Affordable Care Act has led to increased utilization of Medicaid-funded total hip and total knee arthroplasty procedures.” The study, originally published in The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery on...
Jan 21, 2021 | In the News, Patient Outcomes, Research
Healio reported that “patients who underwent the direct anterior approach during total hip arthroplasty had less atrophy of the hip musculature compared with those who had direct lateral or posterior approaches.” The original study, published in the journal...
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...
Oct 15, 2020 | Patient Education, Patient Outcomes
Help your patients complete their physical therapy at home with two new exercise guides from the AAHKS Patient and Public Relations Committee. The downloadable, printable guides cover exercises patients can do at home to address low back pain and pes anserine bursitis...
Oct 15, 2020 | In the News, Patient Outcomes, Research
Males and patients with light-duty work, self-employment and higher income are more likely to return to work faster after total joint arthroplasty, according to a new study published in the September/October Healio Orthopedics journal. Factors related to a slower...
Jun 22, 2018 | In the News, Patient Outcomes
The Washington Post published an article this week written by Consumer Reports discussing the benefits and potential downsides of joint replacement and outlining realistic post-surgical expectations including quotes from AAHKS member surgeons. “More than half of all...
