Apr 30, 2020 | Uncategorized
The Foundation for Arthroplasty Research and Education (FARE) has announced the recipients of two FARE grants for the spring 2020 cycle. “Metal Artifact Reduction Sequence MRI Abnormalities in Asymptomatic Patients with Dual Mobility Hip Prostheses,” submitted by Jay...
Apr 30, 2020 | Uncategorized
In an interview with Orthopedics Today, AAHKS President C. Lowry Barnes, MD and AAHKS First Vice President Richard Iorio, MD talk about the long-range implications of removing total knee arthroplasty (TKA) on patients and the health care system. “Some sources who...
Apr 23, 2020 | Uncategorized
The supplement to the 2019 American Joint Replacement Registry (AJRR) Annual Report includes device-specific survivorship curves utilizing Medicare claims data. This marks the first time that AJRR completed device-specific survivorship curves utilizing Medicare claims...
Apr 2, 2020 | Uncategorized
These latest resources are posted in the COVID-19 resource center on the AAHKS website: CMS Eligibility and Steps for Accelerated and Advanced Payments The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published a fact sheet on eligibility and steps for...
Mar 26, 2020 | Uncategorized
For the first time in AAHKS’s history, the transition to a new president took place without the in-person passing of the gavel. In the AAHKS Board of Directors (BOD) meeting that took place on Wednesday using a video conference platform, outgoing AAHKS President...
Jan 9, 2020 | Uncategorized
A study in the American Journal of Sports Medicine looked at the practice of injecting hyaluronic acid (HA) in runners’ knees to “lubricate” knee joints and protect the cartilage prior to them running in marathons. Researchers randomized 20 runners into those...
