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| Today’s Top Story
Apply through Aug. 1 to Serve on an AAOS Program Committee
Apply to serve on one of the many AAOS Program Committees responsible for evaluating and selecting the scientific exhibits at the AAOS Annual Meeting Program Committee members serve the important role of rating symposia applications and acting as Critical Evaluators during the Annual Meeting. Visit the link below to apply for a committee in one of the following topic areas: foot and ankle, hip, knee, hand and wrist, practice management, shoulder and elbow, spine, sports medicine, and trauma.
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| In Other News
Retrospective Study Compares Blood Loss and Transfusion Rates between THA Techniques
Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery published a retrospective cohort study which compared the blood loss and transfusion rates associated with cementless, cemented, hybrid, and reverse hybrid total hip arthroplasty (THA). A total of 1,500 patients comprised the study population. Patients who underwent fully cemented THA had the lowest blood loss (695 ml), followed by those who underwent hybrid THA (845 ml) and cementless THA (957 ml). The transfusion rates varied from 1.3 percent in cementless THAs to 7.9 percent in fully cemented THAs.
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| Study Identifies Low Rate of NIH Funding among Academic Orthopaedic Surgeons
Fewer than one in 20 academic orthopaedic surgeons have received National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding, according to a study in Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. Evaluating the types of grants and the factors associated with obtaining funding, 3,829 academic orthopaedic surgeons at the top 140 NIH-funded institutions were identified Four percent of academic orthopaedic surgeons received $338.3 million in funding across 301 grants, which resulted in 2,887 publications. The most common award granted was the R01 (36 percent). There was no difference in the rates of men and women (4 percent versus 3 percent) who obtained funding.
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| Does Allograft or Autograft Result in Increased Risk of Repeat Revision ACLR?
A study in the American Journal of Sports Medicine found that use of autograft at revision ACL reconstruction (rACLR) was associated with a 70 percent lower risk of repeat rACLR compared with allograft. Overall, data from the Kaiser Permanente ACLR registry was used to identify 1,747 rACLR procedures. The main exposure observed was the graft type used at rACLR, (autograft versus allograft), and multivariable Cox proportional hazard regression was used to evaluate the risk of repeat rACLR. At the eight-year follow-up, the crude cumulative incidence of repeat rACLR was 13.9 percent and 6.0 percent for allograft and autograft, respectively.
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| Study Examines Bone Resorption Patterns in Pediatric Patients with Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease
The Journal of Children’s Orthopaedics published a prognostic study which analyzed bone resorption patterns in pediatric patients with Legg-Calve-Perthes disease. Bone resorption pattern of the femoral head was evaluated in 51 patients with preserved (P) or physis-disrupted (D) type hips. The correlation between the type of bone resorption and the Stulberg outcome was subsequently analyzed. The Stulberg outcomes were grade I for 10 patients, grade II for 31, grade III for 32, and grade IV for five. Anteroposterior enlargement of the femoral head was significantly greater in the type D hips than the type P hips.
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| AAOS Now
Ruth Jackson Orthopaedic Society Recognizes Award Winners
At its 2023 Annual Meeting, the Ruth Jackson Orthopaedic Society recognized three award winners for their dedication to creating an inclusive and supportive environment in orthopaedics. Amiethab “Tabs” Aiyer, MD, FAAOS, received the Freddie Fu He for She Award for his mentorship and sponsorship of women in the field. Audrey Tsao, MD, received the She for She Award for being a “rocket booster” for other women in orthopaedics. The Courage Award was presented to Lorraine Boakye, MD, for her courage and conviction in standing up for what is right and for protecting and helping her peers.
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| Your AAOS
Last Call to Experience AAOS 2024 from the Podium: Application Deadline Next Week
Now is the time to consider what role you will play at the AAOS 2024 Annual Meeting, Feb. 12 to16 (Monday to Friday), in San Francisco. Applications are due May 1 to present in some of the most popular AAOS Annual Meeting educational formats, including Instructional Course Lectures, Showdowns ®, symposia, TechTalks, and the Way I See It… ® series. Paper, poster, OrthoDome™, and Orthopaedic Video Theater abstracts are also being accepted now.
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