Today's Top Story Call for Nominations: Editor-in-chief, JAAOS Global Research & Reviews ® The Journal of the AAOS Global Research & Reviews ® is the official open access journal of the AAOS. They are seeking a new editor-in-chief to be appointed in early 2023. AAOS Fellows are encouraged to apply. To learn more about the criteria, download the Call for Nominations and apply by Dec. 1. Learn more... In Other News Study Investigates [...]
Today's Top Story New AAOS Annual Meeting Format to Debut this March in Las Vegas The AAOS 2023 Annual Meeting features a reimagined meeting format with specialty society programs bookending the meeting on Tuesday and Saturday. This change will allow attendees to synchronize their experiences, with Academy education content topics aligning with the specialty society program schedule. AAOS Annual Meeting Committee Chair Matthew Provencher, MD, MBA, FAAOS, calls the move “the biggest change in the past 25 [...]
Today's Top Story Serve on an AAOS Program Committee: Apply through Dec. 18 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, as well as serve as a Critical Evaluator during the Annual Meeting. Visit www.aaos.org/cap to apply for a committee in one of the following topic areas: foot and ankle, [...]
Today's Top Story AAOS Nominating Committee Recommends 2023 Slate The AAOS Nominating Committee has released its recommended slate of nominees 120 days in advance of the business meeting at the 2023 Annual Meeting as required by AAOS Bylaws. Chaired by Joseph A. Bosco, III, MD, FAAOS, the AAOS Nominating Committee included Frederick M. Azar, MD, FAAOS (Tenn.); Stuart J. Fischer, MD, FAAOS (N.J.); Joint Board of Councilors/Board of Specialty Societies Representative, John T. Gill, MD, FAAOS (Texas); [...]
Today's Top Story Call for Nominations: Editor-in-chief, JAAOS Global Research & Reviews ® The Journal of the AAOS (JAAOS) Global Research & Reviews ® is the official open access journal of AAOS. They are seeking a new editor-in-chief to be appointed in early 2023. AAOS Fellows are encouraged to apply. To learn more about the criteria, download the Call for Nominations and apply by Dec. 1. Learn more... In Other News Study Investigates Association [...]
AAOS Advocacy in Action Responded to a request for information from a bipartisan group of U.S. Representatives on implementation of Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act and associated payment mechanisms (read more below). OrthoPAC Corner 2022 Midterm Election and Supported Candidate Recap The 2022 midterms turned out to be another interesting election, baffling political pundits. The Senate majority still hangs in the balance with 48 Republicans and 48 Democrats. All eyes are on Nevada [...]
Today's Top Story Study: Higher Rates of Complications after TJA in Nonagenarian Patients Compared with patients aged 80 to 84 years (octogenarians) or aged 70 to 74 years (septuagenarians), patients aged >90 years (nonagenarians) were 3.1 times more likely to have complications after total joint arthroplasty (TJA), according to a retrospective study published in the Nov. 15 issue of the Journal of the AAOS ®. Fifty-eight nonagenarians were matched with 58 octogenarians and 58 septuagenarians. The rate [...]
Today's Top Story Secure Your Ideal AAOS 2023 Hotel Before It Sells Out In just a few days, registration for the AAOS 2023 Annual Meeting will open and the global orthopaedic community will begin making plans in earnest to convene, live and in person, March 7 to 11, 2023. Las Vegas hotels are booking fast. Secure your ideal hotel before it’s gone and browse the full AAOS 2023 education program while you’re at it. Secure your housing [...]
Today's Top Story CDC Updates Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has replaced its 2016 opioid guideline for chronic pain. Published in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, the guideline provides recommendations for clinicians providing pain care, including those prescribing opioids, for outpatients aged ≥18 years. The guideline addresses four key areas, including initiating opioids for pain, selecting opioids and dosages, deciding duration of initial opioid prescription and conducting [...]
Today's Top Story Study Investigates Incidence and Predictors of Hip Dislocation within Two Years of THA According to a study published in the Nov. 1 issue of the Journal of the AAOS ®, 2.3 percent of patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty (THA) for osteoarthritis experienced hip dislocation within two years. Researchers compared characteristics of 155,185 patients with dislocation versus control subjects. Dislocation was associated with <65 years of age, female sex, BMI <20, higher Elixhauser Comorbidity Index, [...]