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  AAOS Volunteer Opportunity Committee Openings Available Consider applying for the following positions: Political Action Committee of the AAOS Member position—applications are accepted until April 1 Spine Program Committee Member positions—applications are accepted until April 1 Sports Medicine/Arthroscopy Program Committee Member positions—applications are accepted until April 1 Membership Council Member-at-large position—applications are accepted until April 14 Orthopaedic Video Theater Committee Upper Extremity Member position—applications are accepted until April 15 Orthopaedic Video Theater Committee Resident Member position—applications are accepted [...]

March 28, 2022 Today's Top Story Study: Increasing Female Authorship in Orthopaedic Journals since 1995 A study published online in the Journal of the AAOS (JAAOS) ® reported that female first authorship in orthopaedic journals has increased from 6.7 percent to 15.37 percent from 1995 to 2020. All articles from JAAOS, Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery, and Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research were queried, and 5,636 first authors and 4,572 senior authors were identified. Sex was determined [...]

  Today's Top Story Study Finds Favorable One-year Radiographic Outcomes with Short-stem Length RTSA A retrospective study published online in the Journal of the AAOS ® found that reverse total shoulder arthroplasty (RTSA) with a short-stem humeral implant led to “excellent” postoperative outcomes after one year, with lower rates of early calcar osteolysis compared with standard-length stems (2.2 percent versus 12.9 percent). Initial and one-year postoperative outcomes from 137 short-length stem RTSAs were compared with 139 standard-length stem [...]

  Today's Top Story Study: Increased ED Visits but Similar Revision, Infection Rates in TJA Patients Who Are Homeless A retrospective study published online in the Journal of the AAOS ® reported that patients experiencing homelessness who undergo total joint arthroplasty (TJA) are 15.8 times more likely to have an ED visit within 90 days postoperatively compared to those who are not homeless. However, the authors noted that the benefits of TJA may outweigh the risk of poor [...]

  Today's Top Story Study: Low Compliance to CMS Hospital Price Transparency Mandate for Total Joint Arthroplasty A study published online in the Journal of the AAOS ® reported that 36 of 50 top orthopaedic hospitals in the United States reported diagnosis-related group (DRG) pricing for total joint arthroplasty procedures since the introduction of the 2019 price transparency mandate from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, suggesting overall poor compliance. Reporting of the chargemaster and pricing of [...]

  Today's Top Story RCT Finds Pulsed Low-Intensity Ultrasonography Does Not Improve Symptoms of Knee OA A randomized controlled trial (RCT) published online in JAMA Network Open reported that 48 weeks of pulsed low-intensity ultrasonography (PLIUS) did not reduce symptoms of knee osteoarthritis (OA) compared with placebo. In total, 132 participants recruited through the U.S Department of Veterans Affairs were randomized to self-administration of either PLIUS or a sham device. Treatment with PLIUS did not lead to significant [...]

  Today's Top Story Study: Increased Periprosthetic Infection, Fracture with Noncemented versus Cemented TKA Noncemented total knee arthroplasty (TKA) for osteoarthritis is associated with higher rates of periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) and periprosthetic fracture at two years postoperatively compared with cemented TKA, according to a retrospective study published in the Journal of the AAOS ®. The researchers identified 203,574 patients from a national database (noncemented, 3.2 percent). Rates of 90-day medical complications were similar regardless of procedure type. [...]