AAHKS Press Releases

March 08, 2023 – Javad Parvizi MD, FRCS Takes Office as AAHKS President

November 03, 2023 – OrthAlign and Force Therapeutics Receives the 2023 AAHKS Industry Innovation Award

November 3, 2023 – Gregory W. Stocks, MD, Receives 2023 AAHKS Lawrence D. Dorr, MD, Humanitarian Award

November 4, 2023 – Award Study Investigates the Safety and Clinical Efficacy of Extended Postoperative Oral TXA use in Total Knee Arthroplasty

November 4, 2023 – Researcher on the Effects of Inferior Screw Placement on Acetabular Component Failure

November 4, 2023 – The Question of Are All MSIS Tests Useful to Diagnosing Periprosthetic Joint Infection Receives the Young Investigator’s Award

March 23, 2022 – Bryan D. Springer, MD Takes Office as AAHKS President

June 13, 2022 – AAHKS Introduces the Fellowship Grant Program 

November 4, 2022 – AAHKS Introduces the Industry Innovation Award | AAHKS

November 5, 2022 – AAHKS Introduces Dallas Minority STEM Students to Orthopaedics 

November 11, 2022 – Awarded Study Looks at the Safety of Resurfacing the Thin Native Patella

November 16, 2022 – Young Investigator Award Looks at Increased Revision Risk with Rotating Platform Bearings in Total Knee Arthroplasty

November 17, 2022 – Awarded Study Seeks to Find if Oral Dexamethasone Following TKA Reduce Pain Scores | AAHKS

November 29, 2022 – Steven J. Meyer, MD, Receives 2022 AAHKS Humanitarian Award

December 12, 2022 – AAHKS’ Fellowship Education Improvement and Innovation Grant Program Distributes Over $1 Million to 58 Adult Reconstruction Fellowship Programs | AAHKS

November 14, 2021 – Changing Surgical Approach Does Not Increase Dislocation Risk, Study Finds

November 14, 2021 – Study Questions Whether Revision TJA Pre-Op Prep Time Is Adequately Valued

November 14, 2021 – New Study Finds Hip Replacements Can Relieve Symptomatic Lower Back Pain 

November 14, 2021 – Study Questions Whether “Nickle-Free” Total Knee Arthroplasty Is Truly Nickle-Free

November 14, 2021 – Study Finds Work-Family Integration Issues Uniquely Impact Female Orthopaedic Surgeons

November 14, 2021 – Study Finds PROMs at One Year Post Surgery Reliably Predict Longer-Term Outcomes

November 14, 2021 – Patient Post-Op Function Similar in ACL-Intact and ACL-Deficient Knee Surgery

November 13, 2021 – John Barrington, MD, Receives 2021 AAHKS Humanitarian Award

November 8, 2020 – Study Looks at the Importance of Timing in Spinal Fusion and Total Hip Arthroplasty

November 7, 2020 – Outcomes Are Encouraging for Total Hip Arthroplasty Patients Under Age 30

November 7, 2020 – Should Runners Plan to Return to Running After Total Joint Arthroplasty?

November 7, 2020 – Study Investigates Necessity for Intraoperative Cultures Following Periprosthetic Joint Infection

November 7, 2020 – Even in the Healthiest of Patients Bilateral Total Knee Arthroplasty May Not Be Safe According to New Study

November 7, 2020 – Study Shows Minimal Clinically Important Difference in Robotic-Assisted TKA vs. Standard Manual TKA

November 7, 2020 – Smoking Cessation Prior to Total Joint Arthroplasty Can Lead to Long-term Continuation of Cessation or Abstinence from Smoking

November 6, 2020 – Michael J. Christie, MD, MPH, WalkStrong, Receives 2020 AAHKS Humanitarian Award

November 6, 2020 – Despite Reimbursement Changes True Facility Costs of Outpatient Total Knee Arthroplasty is Higher than Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty

August 6, 2020 – AAHKS Responds to CMS Cuts to Total Joint Arthroplasty

March 25, 2020 – C. Lowry Barnes, MD Takes Office as 30th AAHKS President

March 8, 2020 – Surgeons Raise Awareness of Gender Bias in the Workplace

Releases from the 2019 AAHKS Annual Meeting

November 8 – Presenting the 2019 AAHKS Humanitarian Award to Aaron A. Hofmann, MD

November 8 – Practicing Mindfulness or Hypnosis Prior to Joint Surgery Can Reduce Anxiety, Pain

November 9 – Study Comparing PROMs of Anterior vs. Posterolateral Approaches in Total Hip Arthroplasty Receives AAHKS Clinical Research Award

November 9 – Study Shows Drinking Water before Knee Surgery Works Better than IV Fluids for Hydration

November 9 – Periprosthetic Joint Infection Risk Increases in Patients Having Reoperations Within One Year of Hip Replacement

November 9 – Stiffness After Knee Replacement Could be Tied to the Spine

November 9 – Excellent Performance of FDA-Authorized Test for Periprosthetic Joint Infection

November 9 – Organisms Identified on Sequencing that Could Predict Reinfection in Revision Total Joint Replacements

November 9 – Revision Hip and Knee Arthroplasties Expected to Increase in Next Decade

November 10 – Study Shows Knee Replacement Patients Don’t Use All Prescribed Opioids

March 13, 2019 Michael P. Bolognesi, MD Takes Office as AAHKS President

• November 12 – 2019 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule includes Potentially Misvalued Codes for THA/TKA

Releases from the 2018 AAHKS Annual Meeting

• November 3 – Modular Dual Mobility Evaluation
• November 3 – Antibiotic Administration
• November 3 – Tranexamic Acid in Revision TKA
• November 3 – Genome Analysis
• November 3 – Knee Alignment and Durability
• November 2 – Cementless Knee Replacement Outcomes
• November 2 – Dr. Jerry Engh Receives 2018 AAHKS Humanitarian Award

• October 12 Survey of Surgeons Confirms Hospital Confusion over Medicare Knee Patient Rules
  
• March 7 Craig J. Della Valle Takes Office as AAHKS President

• November 17 AAHKS Position Statement on CDC Guideline: Post-Operative Prophylactic Antibiotics
• November 10 AAHKS Responds to CMS Outpatient Rule and TKA Reimbursement Change
• November 3 Keeping Track of Patients Electronically May Reduce Readmissions
• November 4 Smoking Increases Risks following Revision Hip Surgery
• November 5 Opioid Use Before and After Knee Surgery
• June 16 New Guideline Aims to Reduce Infections in Total Hip and Knee Replacement Patients
• March 15 Mark I. Froimson, MD Takes Office as AAHKS President
• March 2 AAHKS Nominee, Patrick Conway, MD Receives Dr. Nathan Davis Award
• February 10 AAHKS Looks Forward to Working with New HHS Secretary, Dr. Tom Price

• November 29 AAHKS Applauds Price Nomination to HHS
• November 11 Study Concludes Discharge to Home after Knee Replacement is Best
• November 12 Is Joint Infection after Surgery Hereditary?
• November 12 Delaying Hip or Knee Replacement Can Lead to Problems Down the Road
• November 13 Study Finds Fast Recovery with Two Hip Surgical Approaches
• November 13 Blood Sugar Number May Predict Risk of Infection following Hip Arthroplasty
• March 24 Rep. Price Introduces HIP Act to Delay CJR
• March 2 William A. Jiranek, MD, FACS Takes Office as AAHKS President

• November 8 Study Suggests Bariatric Surgery Prior to Knee Replacement Lowers Risks
• November 8 Benefit of Custom Cutting Guides Used in Knee Replacement Surgery Not Proven
• November 8 Patients with Cartilage Damage More Likely to Fail Hip Arthroscopy and Need Hip Replacement
• November 8 Surgical Approach No Effect on Patient Hip Function Following Hip Replacement Surgery

• November 8 The Effect of the Medicare 3-day Rule on Patient Length of Stay and Disposition after Total Hip Arthroplasty
• November 7 Is Exercising at Home After a Hip Replacement as Good as Formal Physical Therapy?
• November 7 Use of Narcotic Pain Medication for Arthritis Prior to Joint Surgery Can Lead to Worse Outcomes
• November 7 Study Shows Low Wear Rates of Highly Crosslinked Polyethylene
• November 7 Study Finds Little Difference Between Anterior and Posterior Approaches for Hip Replacement Surgery
• November 6 Adolph Lombardi, MD Receives AAHKS Humanitarian Award
• March 26 Dr. Lieberman Takes Office as 25th President of AAHKS