Today's Top Story Call for OrthoDome Video Submissions OrthoDome is returning to the AAOS 2023 Annual Meeting after a successful debut at AAOS 2022, and you could be a presenter! Take advantage of this opportunity to showcase your skills through 4K and/or 3D video content in this cutting-edge educational format, featuring expert faculty and led by OrthoDome Chairs Ronald A. Navarro, MD, FAAOS, and Lisa K. Cannada, MD, FAAOS. Learn more... In Other [...]
Today's Top Story Call for Nominations: Editor-in-Chief, JAAOS Global Research & Reviews The Journal of the AAOS Global Research & Reviews ®, the official open access journal of the AAOS seeks a new Editor-in-Chief to be appointed in early 2023. Fellows of the AAOS who reside and practice outside the United States and Canada are encouraged to apply. To learn more about the criteria, download the Call for Nominations and apply by December 1, 2022. Learn more... [...]
AAOS Advocacy in Action Joined the Surgical Coalition in a meeting with the White House Office of Management and Budget to advocate for updating the evaluation and management codes within the global surgical packages. Signed onto a letter led by the Friends of NQF requesting additional investments in support of critical healthcare quality improvement and measurement initiatives, specifically passage of the Promoting Health Care Quality Act of 2022 (H.R. 8201). Urged leaders of the House and Senate [...]
Today's Top Story Study Compares Risk of Revision in Patients after UKA versus HTO A retrospective study published in Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery found that the risk of revision was higher for patients with high tibial osteotomy (HTO) than in patients with unilateral knee arthroplasty (UKA). After propensity matching, the risk of revision was compared between 73,902 UKA patients and 72,215 HTO patients. The Kaplan-Meier eight-year survival rate was 96.8 percent in the UKA group [...]
Today's Top Story Randomized Study Investigates Aspirin and Pump Compliance to Prevent VTE after TJA The Journal of the AAOS ® published a randomized study assessing compliance of aspirin and pump use as a venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis after total joint arthroplasty (TJA). The main outcomes were VTE events and aspirin and pump compliance 90 days after TJA. Each group comprised 40 patients. The overall aspirin compliance rate was 94 percent. Within the first 14 days after [...]
Today's Top Story Study Investigates Association between Preoperative Bone Marrow Edema and Outcomes after UKA A retrospective study published online in The Journal of Arthroplasty investigated the association between subchondral bone marrow edema (BME) and clinical outcomes after unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA). Overall, 150 knees with a 10-year follow-up were divided based on the presence or absence of preoperative BME. The main outcome measurements included the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) and the Forgotten [...]
Today's Top Story Study: PROMs after TKA Revision for Unexplained Pain versus Aseptic Loosening According to a study published in The Journal of Arthroplasty, patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty (TKA) revision for unexplained pain had worse patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) than those undergoing revision for aseptic loosening. Eighty-four unexplained pain patients and 303 aseptic loosening patients were retrospectively reviewed. PROMs were measured using the Oxford Knee Score (OKS), EQ-5D-5L, and Forgotten Joint Score (FJS). The median OKS [...]
Today's Top Story Prospective Study Examines the Effect of Preoperative Oral Carbohydrates on Insulin Resistance in Older Adults A prospective trial published in the Oct. 15 issue of the Journal of the AAOS ® investigated the effects of carbohydrate (CHO) drinks on insulin resistance and gastric volume. Fifty-six patients aged >65 years undergoing total knee or hip arthroplasty were randomized to a CHO or control group. The CHO group received a 400 mL CHO drink two to [...]
Ask Your Senators to Support Prior Auth Reform Bill The Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act (H.R. 3173/S. 3018) officially has 46 cosponsors in the U.S. Senate. The legislation aims to streamline prior authorization processes within Medicare Advantage plans and passed the U.S. House of Representatives last month, just one day after AAOS members were on Capitol Hill advocating for its passage. Now AAOS and other physician groups are building Senate support with hopes that [...]
Today's Top Story Last Chance to #BeHeard Is Now, Take Our Four-question Survey Today Time is running out! The 2022 AAOS Member Satisfaction Survey gives you the opportunity to share with leadership what is on your mind to improve AAOS services, resources, and future benefits for you, your peers, and future AAOS members. Please answer just four simple questions now. Curious about what other members have told us? Visit www.aaos.org/weheardyou to learn about last year’s results. Take [...]