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Study Shows TJA Cost Reduction

Jan 20, 2017 | Research

An observational study of Baptist Health System published in JAMA Internal Medicine, “Cost of Joint Replacement Using Bundled Payment Models,” found cost savings under the Medicare bundled payments program. Most of the hospital savings came from implants and supplies...

Submit Your Study for Research Award

Jan 13, 2017 | Research

AAHKS is pleased to announce the launch of an initiative that allows the organization to support hip and knee arthroplasty research conducted by its members. We invite you to participate by sharing a research idea. Initial proposals will be reviewed by the AAHKS...

Funding Available for TKA Research

Jan 6, 2017 | Research

OREF, in partnership with Stryker, encourages proposals in support of cutting-edge research that focuses on robotic-assisted surgery for primary total knee arthroplasty. Well-crafted clinical studies that seek to quantify robotic-assisted patient outcomes in knee...

Arthroplasty Today Call for Submissions

Dec 16, 2016 | Publications, Research

Arthroplasty Today is calling for “Arthroplasty in Patients with Rare Conditions” submissions. This section of the AAHKS open-access journal is used to highlight joint replacement in patients with a rare underlying condition – usually one percent or less of...

Young Investigators Can Apply for USBJI Career Development and Grant Mentoring Program

Dec 9, 2016 | Research

The United States Bone and Joint Initiative (USBJI) and Bone and Joint Canada have developed a grant mentoring program to provide early-career investigators an opportunity to work with experienced researchers in our field to assist them in securing funding and other...

JBJS Studies PA Job Satisfaction

Nov 4, 2016 | Research

A new study from the JBJS Journal of Orthopaedics for Physician Assistants (JOPA) finds that 84% of physician assistants (PA) in orthopaedics describe themselves as either very or extremely satisfied with the profession and their jobs, and 86% say they would choose...