Aug 1, 2019 | Patient Education, Video
One of the top articles viewed by visitors on the AAHKS patient education website, www.AAHKS.org/HipKnee, is about getting through an airport security checkpoint with a joint implant. AAHKS has turned the article into a fun video that demonstrates “what to do and how...
Jun 27, 2019 | Patient Education, Position Papers, Website
A special task-force collaboration by AAHKS members Stefano A. Bini, MD, Craig J. Della Valle, MD, Mark I. Froimson, MD, Charles P. Hannon, MD and Brett R. Levine, MD has produced a comprehensive source of education to address the opioid epidemic in the United States....
Jun 20, 2019 | Patient Education
The AAHKS Patient and Public Relations Committee has published an article for patients that addresses the use of opioids for osteoarthritis pain in the weeks and months leading up to hip or knee replacement surgery. Reviewed by the AAHKS Evidence Based Medicine...
Jun 13, 2019 | In the News, Patient Education
The University of Sheffield and University of Bristol have developed a new risk and benefit calculator for patients considering joint replacement surgery. The tool uses data from the National Joint Registry in the United Kingdom. “This tool is designed to highlight...
Jun 6, 2019 | In the News, Patient Education
AAHKS member, Raj K. Sinha, MD was interviewed by KESQ News Channel 3 in Palm Springs, Calif. on the subject of patient satisfaction following total joint replacement surgery. He talks about the importance of patients setting realistic expectations with their surgeons...
May 16, 2019 | In the News, Patient Education, Position Papers
The New York Times reported this week on “rogue clinics” offering stem cell and platelet rich plasma (PRP) as treatment for osteoarthritis pain. The US Food and Drug Administration, the company Regenexx and a number of researchers were interviewed for the article,...