Arthroplasty Practice Resumes

With many statewide executive orders allowing elective surgeries to resume in phases, hip and knee arthroplasty is resuming at many institutions. Ten surgeon leaders shared their strategies for ramping back up in a conversation with Becker’s Spine Review. Also this...

Establishing Telemedicine in TJA Practice

The article, “Establishing Telemedicine in an Academic Total Joint Arthroplasty Practice: Needs and Opportunities Highlighted by the COVID-19 Pandemic,” published in Arthroplasty Today provides practical guidance for introducing telemedicine into total joint...

Single-Center Analysis of Analgesic Drug Use after TJA

A study published in Arthritis Research & Therapy sought to identify risk factors for the increased use of opioids and other analgesics one year after hip or knee replacement surgery. The single-center study, involving analysis of 13,000 hip and knee replacement...

Finalists Selected for 2020 Spring FARE Grant

The Foundation for Arthroplasty Research and Education (FARE) has announced the finalists for the 2020 Spring FARE Grants: Nicholas A. Bedard, MD, University of Iowa Antibiotic Prophylaxis in High-Risk Primary Total Joint Arthroplasty Patients Antonia F. Chen, MD,...

Call For Member Research Surveys

If you are interested in submitting a research survey for distribution to current AAHKS members, we invite you to share your study with the AAHKS Research Committee. Proposals must include the names of survey investigators, a brief abstract and a draft of the...

Abnormal Findings in Majority of Asymptomatic Adult Knees

A study involving 115 sedentary, asymptomatic adults who were given KOOS questionnaires and 1.5 T MRI scans on both knees, showed the majority to have abnormalities. Authors document the specific abnormalities in detail, examine previous studies and report on the...