Jan 16, 2020 | In the News
The Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) has published a literature review of observational and interventional research on the effectiveness of same-day total hip and total knee arthroplasty. The review reports on key takeaways: Same-day discharge total hip and...
Nov 21, 2019 | In the News
After suffering a dislocated right hip in the University of Alabama vs. Mississippi State University football game last week, NFL draft hopeful Tua Tagovailoa, had surgery to repair a posterior wall fracture on Monday. A discussion from the medical team was featured...
Nov 7, 2019 | In the News
Healthcare Finance reported on a study published in Health Affairs by researchers at Harvard Medical School who conducted a simulation analysis of data from 2009-2014. Authors “suggest that an overall decline in hospital admissions may have driven the observed drop in...
Oct 31, 2019 | In the News
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a statement in response to the closure of two sterilization facilities recently. The availability of medical devices including implants used in hip and knee replacement surgeries may be impacted by the closures. “We...
Oct 17, 2019 | In the News, Research
Researchers from the Boston University School of Medicine published original research in Radiology that found corticosteroids injected into the hip or knee to treat arthritis pain may do more harm than good. According to a report by NBC News, the study found “there is...
Sep 5, 2019 | In the News, Patient Education, Video
In the first month since AAHKS released the “Airport Security with a Metal Implant: One Thing to Know” video, it has gained more than 4,000 views on the AAHKS YouTube channel. Orthopedics Today also featured the video alongside a study published in Hip International...
