Oct 30, 2015 | In the News, Research
A study presented at this week’s American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Annual Meeting looked at data from more than 1 million hip and knee replacement surgeries between 2006 and 2013 to determine if race and insurance type play a role in the anesthesia a patient...
Oct 23, 2015 | In the News, Research
The New York Times reported on a study published in The New England Journal of Medicine, “A Randomized, Controlled Trial of Total Knee Replacement” this week. According to the article, the study concluded that “Knee replacement surgery relieves pain and improves...
Oct 16, 2015 | AAHKS Business, Research
The Foundation for Arthroplasty Research and Education (FARE) received an IRS determination letter approving its application for not-for-profit charity status. This means that FARE can now accept tax-deductible contributions and use endowment funds received from the...
Oct 16, 2015 | In the News, Research
The Wall Street Journal published a recent article that examines the pros and cons of bilateral knee replacement. The article cites studies in the Journal of Arthroplasty and the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. The article states that “a study in May in the Journal...
Oct 2, 2015 | Annual Meeting, Research
Each year, the Annual Meeting Program Committee selects three outstanding papers for AAHKS Awards presented at the Annual Meeting. The Award recipients for the 25th Annual Meeting are: The James A. Rand Young Investigator’s Award “A Randomized Controlled Trial of Oral...
