Jan 17, 2019 | Position Papers
The AAHKS Board of Directors approved two new position statements this week that provide opinions on the use of opioids to treat osteoarthritis prior to joint replacement surgery and the use of biologics to treat advanced hip and knee arthritis. The statement on...
Oct 26, 2018 | Position Papers
This week, the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), The Hip Society and The Knee Society officially endorsed the AAHKS Outpatient Joint Replacement position statement. “This AAHKS position statement was developed as a true collaboration in...
Oct 12, 2018 | CMS, Position Papers
The AAHKS Board of Directors this week approved the AAHKS Position Statement on Outpatient Joint Replacement which was developed with input from the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, The Hip Society and The Knee Society. This statement provides...
Mar 2, 2018 | Position Papers
The March issue of Arthroplasty Today published this week features a white paper, “Postoperative prophylactic antibiotics in total joint arthroplasty,” authored by Adolph J. Yates Jr., MD, stating the official AAHKS position. On May 3, 2017, the Centers for Disease...
