Information About Hip and Knee Replacement for Patients

Patients Worry about Metal Detectors when Traveling

Jul 6, 2018 | Patient Education

One of the top articles read this summer on the AAHKS patient education website is, “Will my artificial joint set off airport security metal detectors?” This is a common concern of patients who have had hip or knee replacement surgery. The article provides information...

AAHKS Contingent Represents Patients, Surgeons at NOLC

Jun 8, 2018 | Federal Guidelines

by Nicholas B. Frisch, MD, MBA and Bradford S. Waddell, MD 2017-2018 AAHKS Health Policy Fellows This week, members of AAHKS and staff were in Washington D.C. for the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) National Orthopaedic Leadership Conference (NOLC)...

AJRR Publishes Summary for Patients

Jul 28, 2017 | AJRR

The American Joint Replacement Registry (AJRR), the official AAHKS clinical data registry for the collection of hip and knee replacement data, has published the “2016 Report to the Public About Hip and Knee Replacements,” the first-ever patient summary of the clinical...

New Guideline Aims to Reduce Infections in Total Hip and Knee Replacement Patients

Jun 16, 2017 | Guidelines

American College of Rheumatology For Immediate Release June 16, 2017 ATLANTA – According to a new guideline released by the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) and American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (AAHKS), the risk of joint infection resulting from...

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Reports on Same-Day Knee Surgery

Jul 17, 2015 | In the News

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette interviewed several AAHKS members and a patient who had undergone same-day knee surgery at a local facility. The article describes the benefits of being able to recover at home as well as information that a short stay is not for everyone....