In Memoriam: Tyrone D. Artz, MD

It is with sadness that we report the death of AAHKS member Tyrone D. Artz, MD on March 10, 2015. Our deepest sympathy is extended to his wife, family, friends, colleagues and patients. Dr. Artz was a 20-year member of AAHKS and the founder of the Kansas Orthopaedic...

Medscape Releases Physician Compensation Report

After receiving compensation survey responses from 19,500 physicians in 25 specialties regarding their 2014 compensation, number of hours worked, practice changes and adapting to the new health care environment, Medscape has released their 2015 Physician Compensation...

AMA Releases Study on Impact of Alternative Payment Models

The AMA partnered with the RAND Corporation in a one-of-a-kind study, the first ever to take an in-depth look at the impact that various payment models have on physician practices, their professional lives and the delivery of patient care. The study, “Effects of...

Women Have Far Fewer Post-Surgery Complications

A study presented at the AAOS Annual Meeting by Bheeshma Ravi, MD, an orthopaedic surgery resident from the University of Toronto showed that women have fewer complications than men after hip or knee replacement surgery. Dr. Ravi used patient data from an Ontario...

First Arthroplasty Today Issue Published

Three case reports published to ArthroplastyToday.org today complete the first official issue of the newest publication from AAHKS: – “Novel fixation method of a periprosthetic fracture of the acetabulum using burr holes through the retained cup for locking...