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  Today's Top Story Act Now to Nominate Future Leadership The AAOS Nominating Committee is actively soliciting nominees for individuals to serve in the following positions: • Second Vice President • Treasurer-elect • Board Member-at-large [Age 45 and over] (over age 45 on Feb. 19, 2024) • Board Member-at-large [Under age 45] (younger than age 45 on Feb. 19, 2024) • Nominees to the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Nominations close on Aug. 7. Members can review the [...]

  Today's Top Story Last Call: AAOS Volunteer Opportunities The deadline to apply to serve on one of the many AAOS Councils and Committees is Aug. 1. Members who have an interest in contributing to the mission and vision of AAOS are encouraged to visit the link below to view and apply for available volunteer positions. Consider applying for the following committees: • Bylaws Committee • Committee on Healthcare Safety • Exhibits Committee • Hand & Wrist Evaluation [...]

  Today's Top Story It Is Not Too Late to Participate in the Ongoing Orthopaedic Advocacy Week! Since Monday, AAOS members nationwide have been setting aside a few minutes each day to participate in 2023 Orthopaedic Advocacy Week. They have raised awareness around five key healthcare policy issues on social media, sent letters directly to Congress, added their names to an AAOS regulatory agency letter, and invested in the Political Action Committee of the American Association of Orthopaedic [...]

  Today's Top Story Act Now to Nominate Future Leadership The AAOS Nominating Committee is actively soliciting nominees for individuals to serve in the following positions: Second Vice President Treasurer-elect Board Member-at-large [Age 45 and over] (over age 45 on Feb. 19, 2024) Board Member-at-large [Under age 45] (younger than age 45 on Feb. 19, 2024) Nominees to the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Nominations close on Aug. 7. Members can review the position descriptions—including information about responsibilities, [...]

  Today's Top Story Take Action Starting Monday during 2023 Orthopaedic Advocacy Week AAOS' 2023 Orthopaedic Advocacy Week begins Monday, July 24, and is your chance to help advance access to and quality of musculoskeletal care. This year, orthopaedic surgeons nationwide will be advocating to protect healthcare professionals against assault and intimidation, remove barriers to timely access to care, implement lasting changes to Medicare physician payment, repeal the moratorium on physician-owned hospitals, and safeguard healthcare when it is [...]

  Today's Top Story Act Now to Nominate Future Leadership The AAOS Nominating Committee is actively soliciting nominees for individuals to serve in the following positions: Second Vice President Treasurer-elect Board Member-at-large [Age 45 and over] (over age 45 on Feb. 19, 2024) Board Member-at-large [Under age 45] (younger than age 45 on Feb. 19, 2024) Nominees to the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Nominations close on Aug. 7. Members can review the position descriptions—including information about responsibilities, desired [...]

  Today's Top Story Shooting at Campbell Clinic in Tennessee Takes Life of Orthopaedic Surgeon Orthopaedic surgeon Benjamin M. Mauck, MD, FAAOS, was shot and killed Tuesday inside a Campbell Clinic facility in Collierville, Tenn. In a letter to members, AAOS President Kevin J. Bozic, MD, MBA, FAAOS, wrote: “A physician’s office should be a safe haven for physicians, healthcare teams, and patients, and we need to do all that we can to further prevent these tragedies now [...]

  Today's Top Story Apply through Aug. 1 to Serve on an AAOS Evaluation Committee Apply to serve on one of the many AAOS Evaluation Committees responsible for preparing the Orthopaedic Special Interest Examinations in accordance with the essential policies and standards of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education. Visit the link below to apply for a committee in one of the following topic areas: basic science, foot and ankle, hand and wrist, oncology, pediatrics, shoulder and [...]

  Today's Top Story Resident Involvement in Hip Fracture Surgery Associated with Overall Improvement in Patient Care Evaluating the outcomes of hip fracture surgery before and after the introduction of an orthopaedic residency program, a retrospective chart review in the Journal of the AAOS® found that resident involvement was associated with decreased lengths of stay (LOS) and direct costs. A total of 662 hip fracture surgeries were included in the study, and the outcomes were surgical time, LOS, readmission [...]

  Today's Top Story Is Topical or IV TXA More Effective in Reducing Opioid Consumption following THA? A prospective randomized controlled trial in BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders investigated the efficacy of topical versus IV tranexamic acid (TXA) in reducing early postoperative pain in patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty (THA). A total of 161 patients were randomized into the topical or IV group. The primary outcome measurements were hip pain and opioid use within three days postsurgery. Hip pain scores [...]