AAHKS Press Releases

Media Contact: Denise Smith Rodd drodd@operationwalkglobal.org

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