Research | AAHKS

Collaborate in FARE-Funded Perioperative Antibiotic Study

Oct 6, 2017 | Foundation, Research

The 2017 Foundation for Arthroplasty Research and Education (FARE) grant recipient, Thorsten M. Seyler, MD, PhD of Duke University, is conducting a prospective, randomized study, “Perioperative Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Patients Undergoing Elective Total Knee...

Study Shows More Women Use Opioids than Men

Sep 29, 2017 | Research

Analysis in a study conducted by QuintilesIMS Institute (funded by Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc.) and published in the report, “The United States of Non-Dependence,” looked at seven inpatient and outpatient surgical procedures including total knee and total hip...

Study Shows Inactivity Persists after Joint Surgery

Sep 22, 2017 | Research

The study, “Changes in physical activity after total hip or knee arthroplasty: A systematic review and meta-analysis of 6 and 12 month outcomes,” published in Arthritis Care & Research this month looks at patient activity following hip and knee total joint...

Study Examines Impact of OREF Grants on NIH Funding

Sep 8, 2017 | Research

A study recently published in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (JBJS) analyzed the rate at which investigators receiving certain Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation (OREF) grants were able to secure funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH)...

What Patients are Reading: Antibiotic Embedded Implants

Sep 8, 2017 | In the News, Research

A study published in Nature Biomedical Engineering explores the idea of antibiotic-releasing polymers being used in joint implant components. Invisiverse quotes one of the study’s authors, “Our finding that polyethylene, the most commonly used weight-bearing surface...

FARE Grant Forms Due September 29

Sep 1, 2017 | Research

The second round of the Foundation for Arthroplasty Research and Education (FARE) grant application reviews is about to begin. We invite you to participate by sharing a research idea. Initial proposals will be reviewed by the AAHKS Research Committee, and a few...