Research | AAHKS

Final Month to Submit FARE Grant LOI

Jan 3, 2019 | Foundation, Research

Initial applications for the spring cycle Foundation for Arthroplasty Research and Education (FARE) Grant are due Tuesday, February 1, 2019. The application, which serves as the Letter of Intent (LOI), will be reviewed by the AAHKS Research Committee, and a decision...

Fast Facts from AAOS on TKR Projected Growth

Dec 13, 2018 | Research

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons has developed a fact sheet and downloadable infographic of TKR projected growth statistics recently published in the Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery. Some of the items highlighted include: By 2030, total knee...

Study Examines Trends in Subspecialty Fellowship Match

Dec 6, 2018 | Fellowships, Research

A study published in the November issue of the Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery examined trends in the orthopaedic surgery subspecialty fellowship match from 2010 through 2017. The study concluded that “adult reconstruction fellowship training has recently gained...

Call for USBJI Young Investigator Initiative Grant Mentoring and Career Development Program

Oct 26, 2018 | Research

The United States Bone and Joint Initiative (USBJI) and Bone and Joint Canada have announced the spring 2019 workshop for the grant mentoring program and career development program. This program is open to promising junior faculty, senior fellows or post-doctoral...

Call to Join Perioperative Antibiotic Prophylaxis Study

Oct 19, 2018 | Research

Thorsten M. Seyler, MD, PhD, FARE Grant recipient, is seeking more institutions to join the Duke University prospective, randomized study, “Perioperative Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Patients Undergoing Elective Total Knee Arthroplasty.” The study’s goal is to establish...

Lab-Grown Knee Cartilage Trial in Canada

Oct 5, 2018 | In the News, Research

The Canadian television network, CTV, in Toronto reported on an international clinical trial for knee cartilage injuries taking place at St. Joseph’s Healthcare in Hamilton, Ontario. Surgeons collect a cartilage sample from the patient and send it to a clinic in...