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  Today's Top Story The AAOS Now Daily Editions Are Available Online Now The AAOS 2021 Annual Meeting is over, but you can still find coverage of the highlights in AAOS Now Daily Editions, available online on the AAOS Now website! The magazines provide convenient access to meeting information and the high-quality education presented at the meeting, including previews and recaps of paper presentations, poster presentations, scientific exhibits, Instructional Course Lectures, symposia, and more. Be sure to revisit [...]

  Today's Top Story Joseph A. Bosco III, MD, FAAOS, Wraps Up Presidency with Reflections on ‘Testing Our Mettle' On Thursday at the Your Academy session here in San Diego, AAOS Immediate Past President Joseph A. Bosco III, MD, FAAOS, finally delivered the speech he had planned for the cancelled 2020 annual meeting. Dr. Bosco spoke about how the COVID-19 pandemic tested AAOS and the profession to its very limits, revealing how the underlying values and strengths of [...]

  Today's Top Story Many Strides Yet to Go: The Imperative to Increase Diversity in Orthopaedics In a symposium yesterday, a panel of orthopaedic surgeons comprising mostly underrepresented minorities discussed racial disparities in orthopaedic surgery, from inequitable access to orthopaedic care to glaringly low numbers of racial and ethnic minorities in the profession. As moderator Toni M. McLaurin, MD, FAAOS, chief of orthopaedic service at Bellevue Hospital and director of diversity, equity, and inclusion at NYU Langone Orthopedics [...]

  Today's Top Story AAOS Board of Directors Approves Updates to CPG for Knee Osteoarthritis On Monday, the AAOS Board of Directors approved the full update to the 2013 Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG) for Treatment of Osteoarthritis of the Knee. The 2021 Clinical Practice Guideline on Treatment of Osteoarthritis of the Knee (Non-arthroplasty) Third Edition includes updates to all 19 evidence-based recommendations included in the second edition of the guideline, with a total of 29 non-surgical treatment recommendations. [...]

  Today's Top Story President’s Message: Welcome to Another Gold Medal Event! In this article, AAOS President Daniel K. Guy, MD, FAAOS, and Immediate Past President Joseph A. Bosco III, MD, FAAOS, welcome attendees to the AAOS 2021 Annual Meeting, which started today at the San Diego Convention Center “Our member volunteers and staff have worked hard to plan an Annual Meeting that offers the high-quality educational content members have come to expect from AAOS, in a variety [...]

  Today's Top Story Study: High Rate of New Persistent Opioid Use after Foot and Ankle Surgery A study published in the August 15 issue of the Journal of the AAOS ® found an 8.9 percent rate of new persistent postoperative opioid use after orthopaedic foot and ankle surgery. The analysis included 348 opioid-naïve patients. Researchers tracked the number of prescriptions filled ≥6 months postoperatively. More than one-quarter of patients who used recreational drugs developed persistent postoperative opioid [...]

  Today's Top Story AAOS Continues Its Commitment to Safety; Requires Masks at 2021 Annual Meeting The AAOS 2021 Annual Meeting, Aug. 31 to Sept. 3 in San Diego, is just around the corner, and AAOS is committed to creating a safe and healthy environment for all attendees, exhibitors, San Diego Convention Center workers, AAOS staff, and the community. As such, all attendees will need proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test result from within 72 hours [...]

  Your AAOS Don’t Miss Out! Only a Few Days Left to Secure Your Spot at the AAOS Annual Meeting It’s almost time to safely reunite in San Diego for the AAOS 2021 Annual Meeting, Aug. 31 to Sept. 3. Get ready to learn from experts and discover evidence-based advancements that will transform the way you care for your patients. Don’t miss the chance to participate in the most highly anticipated orthopaedic event of the year! Safety is [...]