Research | AAHKS

AAHKS Members Surveyed on Opioid Prescribing

Aug 29, 2019 | Opioids, Research

A survey of AAHKS members on opioid prescribing has been published as a study in Orthopedics. According to Charles P. Hannon, MD, who is the lead on the AAHKS opioid awareness task force, the study “demonstrates the significant variability in opioid prescribing after...

Analyzing JOA Catheter Study

Aug 29, 2019 | Publications, Research

HealthLeaders Media published an analysis of a catheter study published in-press in the Journal of Arthroplasty (JOA), “Indwelling Urinary Catheter for Total Joint Arthroplasty Using Epidural Anesthesia.” Key takeaways from the analysis are: The researchers compared...

Apply to OREF Grants by September 5

Aug 29, 2019 | Research

Applications for two Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation (OREF) grants are due by Thursday, September 5, 2019. The Impact of Regulatory Policies on the Patient-Physician Relationship Research Grant in Honor of Sigvard Hansen, MD provides up to $75,000 in...

Clinician Scholars Selected for ORS Career Development Program

Aug 22, 2019 | Research

The AAHKS Research Committee collaborated with the Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS) to review applicants who indicated hip and knee as their area of interest for the 2019 Clinician Scholar Career Development Program (CSCDP). Program participants seek to enhance the...

What Patients are Reading: NSAIDs, OA and Cardiovascular Risk

Aug 22, 2019 | Research

A study published this month in Arthritis and Rheumatology concluded that nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID) may elevate the cardiovascular risk for patients with osteoarthritis. “Patients with OA were nearly 25% more likely than patients without OA to...

Study on Approach and PJI

Jul 18, 2019 | Research

A study in The Bone & Joint Journal at a single institution examined the impact of approach on periprosthetic joint infection (PJI). Researchers compared the direct anterior (DA) approach to other surgical approaches (NA) and “found a higher rate of PJI in DA...