New Grant Funding Available from OREF

Nov 21, 2019 | Research

The Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation (OREF) has announced new funding opportunities with grants from $5,000 to $240,000. Grant applications are due soon for health disparities, impact of regulatory policies, biologics, growing spine conditions, new...

Longer Surgery Time May Increase Infection Risk

Oct 24, 2019 | Research

A study published in The Lancet this week found that surgical time longer than 100 minutes increased the risk of infection in total knee arthroplasties. Authors of the study, “Surgical duration is associated with an increased risk of periprosthetic infection following...

What Patients are Reading: Corticosteroid Injections

Oct 17, 2019 | In the News, Research

Researchers from the Boston University School of Medicine published original research in Radiology that found corticosteroids injected into the hip or knee to treat arthritis pain may do more harm than good. According to a report by NBC News, the study found “there is...

Call For Membership Research Surveys

Sep 19, 2019 | Research

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

AAHKS Members Surveyed on Opioid Prescribing

Aug 29, 2019 | Opioids, Research

A survey of AAHKS members on opioid prescribing has been published as a study in Orthopedics. According to Charles P. Hannon, MD, who is the lead on the AAHKS opioid awareness task force, the study “demonstrates the significant variability in opioid prescribing after...

Analyzing JOA Catheter Study

Aug 29, 2019 | Publications, Research

HealthLeaders Media published an analysis of a catheter study published in-press in the Journal of Arthroplasty (JOA), “Indwelling Urinary Catheter for Total Joint Arthroplasty Using Epidural Anesthesia.” Key takeaways from the analysis are: The researchers compared...