Research | AAHKS

TJR Prevalence Study Published in JBJS

Sep 11, 2015 | Research

The study, “Prevalence of Total Hip and Knee Replacement in the United States,” published last week in the Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery, concluded that “around 7 million Americans are living with a hip or knee replacement, and consequently, in most cases, are...

What Patients Are Reading: Increased Heart Attack Risk Following TJA

Sep 4, 2015 | Research

After the study, “Total Joint Arthroplasty and the Risk of Myocardial Infarction – A General Population, Propensity Score-Matched Cohort Study” was published in Arthritis & Rheumatology last week, several news outlets picked up the story. CBS News reported...

BMJ Case Report Looks at Flossing and Joint Infection

Aug 28, 2015 | Research

The case report “Streptococcus gordonii prosthetic joint infection in the setting of vigorous dental flossing” was published this month in the British Medical Journal. The report examines an incident of a 65-year old woman who developed sudden onset knee...

Submit an Abstract for the Young Investigator Symposium

Aug 21, 2015 | Research, Residents

Young Investigators have a chance to present a paper at the prestigious Hip Society/AAHKS 2016 Open Meeting that takes place at the AAOS 2016 Annual Meeting / Specialty Day on March 5, 2016 in Orlando, Florida, USA. The three best papers will be selected for podium...

Deadline Today for Perioperative Management Guideline Development

Aug 21, 2015 | Research

The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) invites letters of interest from those who wish to partner with ACR and AAHKS to develop evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for perioperative management of rheumatic disease medications in total joint arthroplasty of...

Orthopedics This Week Looks at Cartilage Regeneration Study

Aug 14, 2015 | Research

An article in Orthopedics This Week evaluates a university study from Seoul, South Korea where researchers regenerated knee cartilage in pigs. The study, “Cartilage Repair Using Composites of Human Umbilical Cord Blood-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Hyaluronic...