Dec 3, 2020 | Guidelines, Patient Education, Publications
The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) American Joint Replacement Registry (AJRR), the official registry of AAHKS, has released the AJRR Patient-Facing Interim Report, which takes clinical hip and knee arthroplasty data from the AJRR 2019 Annual Report...
Oct 15, 2020 | Patient Education, Patient Outcomes
Help your patients complete their physical therapy at home with two new exercise guides from the AAHKS Patient and Public Relations Committee. The downloadable, printable guides cover exercises patients can do at home to address low back pain and pes anserine bursitis...
Jul 30, 2020 | Patient Education
To accompany the videos that demonstrate physical therapy exercises to do after hip and knee replacement surgery, the AAHKS Patient and Public Relations Committee has published printable guides. The exercises in the guides are represented with photos and step-by-step...
Jun 18, 2020 | Patient Education
The newest educational video from AAHKS follows the journey of one patient as she anticipates knee replacement surgery. The video illustrates the sections of the knee and when joint disease indicates whether a patient may need a partial knee replacement or a total...
Jun 11, 2020 | Education, Patient Education
AAHKS Patient and Public Relations Chair, Brett R. Levine, MD, narrates the first in a series of videos for patients that provide clear explanation of topics in hip and knee replacement surgery. The video, “What is my hip replacement made of?” explains and shows the...
May 14, 2020 | Education, Patient Education
This excerpt from a new article in the patient education library that covers the basics of computer assisted surgery: Historically, the majority of patients have been satisfied with their joint replacements using conventional methods. Technology is another tool that...
