AAOS Volunteer Opportunities

Apply for Volunteer Opportunities

Consider applying for the following positions:

  • Communications Committee Member position—applications are accepted until Aug. 22
  • Health Care Systems Committee Chair and Member positions—applications are accepted until Aug. 22
  • Membership Council Candidate Member position—applications are accepted until Aug. 29
  • Orthopaedic Video Theatre Committee Chair and Member positions—applications are accepted until Aug. 24
  • Patient Safety Committee Chair and Member positions—applications are accepted until Aug. 22
  • Shoulder & Elbow Evaluation Committee Member positions—applications are accepted until Aug. 8
  • Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Instructional Course Committee Member positions—applications are accepted until Aug. 22

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In Other News

Study: Smoking and Drinking Increase Risk of Revision TJA Complications

A study published in the Aug. 1 issue of the Journal of the AAOS ® found risk of in-hospital complications in revision total joint arthroplasty (TJA) was higher for smokers or drinkers compared to nonsmokers or nondrinkers. The analysis consisted of 1,924 propensity-matched patients (nonusers, 42.0 percent; smokers, 21.9 percent; drinkers, 25.0 percent; concurrent users, 11.1 percent). Patients who concurrently smoke and drank had highest risk of in-hospital and 90-day complications compared to nonusers or those who either smoke or drank. Ninety-day complications were comparable for smokers and drinkers (14.95 percent versus 14.80 percent).

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Randomized Trial Finds Lateral Quadratus Lumborum Block Reduces Opioid Use after Hip Arthroscopy

A randomized trial published in Arthroscopy found preoperative lateral quadratus lumborum blocks reduced immediate opioid use after hip arthroscopy. Forty-six patients received a multimodal analgesic protocol with or without a block. Postoperative opioid use was 28.3 percent lower in the block group compared to the control group. There was a nonsignificant reduction in total perioperative opioid use in the block group (20 percent). Patients in the block group experienced decreased cold sensation in the Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU), but other PACU variables (pain, motor function, side effects, duration, and satisfaction) were comparable between groups.

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Study: Failure after Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction with TTO and LRR

Postoperative patellar dislocation at three years occurred in 5.6 percent of patients who underwent medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction with tibial tubercle osteotomy (TTO) and lateral retinacular release (LRR), according to a retrospective study published online in BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. Ninety-eight patients (108 knees) treated for recurrent instability were included in the analysis. Female gender was a risk factor for lower International Knee Documentation Committee, Tegner, and Kujala scores. Age and trochlear dysplasia were two risk factors for failure.

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Actress Ashley Judd Regains Walking Ability Five Months after Trauma Surgery

In February, actress Ashley Judd experienced a “catastrophic” accident while on a research trip to the Congo, shattering her leg in four places. She underwent surgery for her injury, led by Philip Kregor, MD, FAAOS, and assisted by Susan Mackinnon, MD, and Scott Levin, MD, FACS, FAOA. This week, five months and three weeks after her surgery, Judd announced via Instagram that she has recovered the ability to walk, several months ahead of the predicted one-year recovery time. She thanked Dr. Kregor directly in her Instagram post, citing his “very gutsy decision to decompress my deeply damaged peroneal nerve,” made in consultation with Drs. Mackinnon and Levin.

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AAOS Now

The Registry Analytics Institute Proves to Be a Valuable Tool

The Registry Analytics Institute (RAI) launched in 2019 as a way for researchers to pursue and publish research based on data from the American Joint Replacement Registry (AJRR). This article provides an overview of the RAI and the projects it supports, with insight from AAOS Registry Program leadership. “The RAI is a long-anticipated research channel that provides clinicians nationwide opportunities to collaborate and to use statistical resources that they wouldn’t have access to otherwise,” said Richard L. Illgen, MD, FAAOS, chair of AJRR Research Projects Subcommittee.

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Your AAOS

The Bone Beat Podcast: Physician Mental Health—Conversations with Congress, Part 3

This final episode of the three-part series for AAOS’ Orthopaedic Advocacy Week discusses reducing and preventing physician mental health issues. Following the moving story of Lorna Breen, MD, an emergency physician who died by suicide while working on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic, the conversation features powerful perspectives on breaking down the stigma and increasing access to treatment—starting with passage of the legislation named in her honor, the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act. Episode guests include Jennifer Weiss, MD, FAAOS, chair, AAOS Communications Committee; U.S. Rep. Susan Wild (D-Penn.); and Corey Feist, JD, MBA, cofounder of the Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes’ Foundation.

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