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| Today’s Top Story
One Week to #AAOS2023! Everything You Need to Know for a Successful Trip to Vegas
The AAOS 2023 Annual Meeting is almost here. Nearly 10,000 orthopaedic surgery professionals are registered and ready for five days of education, innovation, and collaboration, taking place March 7 to 11 in Las Vegas. If you are one of them, AAOS’ on-site resources include everything you need to have a successful meeting. If you have not signed up yet, AAOS members and previous meeting registrants can still register online right now, offering the chance to save precious time on-site in Las Vegas.
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| In Other News
Study Compares Survivorship and Positioning of Femur-first versus Tibial-first UKA Techniques
In a study in the Journal of Arthroplasty, compared to the traditional tibia-first (TF) technique, a femur-first (FF) technique resulted in improved radiographic positioning and bone preservation in patients undergoing unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA). The study included 141 FF UKAs and 147 TF UKAs. Postoperative radiographs were retrospectively reviewed to determine implant positioning. The FF technique resulted in significantly thinner polyethylene and <4 mm bearing thickness in 94 percent of cases. Additionally, higher Knee Society Functional scores were observed in the FF cohort at the final follow-up.
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| Study: Antidepressant Use Associated with Non-response to Osteoporosis Treatment in Elderly Patients
A retrospective study in Archives of Osteoporosis found that the presence of depression and/or serotonergic antidepressant use was associated with non-response to osteoporosis treatment in patients aged >65 years. Bone mineral density (BMD) was measured via dual-energy MRI at baseline and after two years. There was a total of 198 patients with osteoporosis included in the analysis. Eighty-three patients had a diagnosis of depression, of which, all were on serotonergic antidepressants. Baseline BMD was comparable in depressed and non-depressed patients. Lumbar spine BMD change was significantly lower in depressed patients than non-depressed patients (2.89 percent versus 4.85 percent).
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| Study Reports Significant Deformity Correction following Fourth-generation Minimally Invasive Hallux Valgus Surgery
Foot & Ankle International published a study reporting on the clinical and radiologic outcomes of an evolved, fourth-generation, minimally invasive (MI) hallux valgus technique. The primary outcomes included the Manchester-Oxford Foot Questionnaire (MOXFQ), and secondary outcomes were radiographic deformity correction and clinical assessment. Fifty patients undergoing MI hallux valgus surgery with a minimum follow-up of 12 months were included. MOXFQ scores improved from 13.1 to 53.4 after surgery. Additionally, significant improvements were seen in hallux valgus angle, intermetatarsal angle, and distal metatarsal articular angle postsurgery.
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| Retrospective Analysis Assesses Anomalies Associated with Operatively Treated Patients with Congenital Scoliosis
According to a retrospective study in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, congenital scoliosis was associated with a comorbidity rate of 55 percent in patients who underwent scoliosis correction surgery. Researchers assessed the prevalence and distribution of comorbidities in 636 operatively treated patients with scoliosis. Patients presented with scoliosis at a mean age of 6.4 years, and the mean Cobb angle of the major curve was 60.8 degrees. The most common comorbidity was diastematomyelia at a rate of 59.1 percent. Furthermore, patients with intraspinal abnormalities had more severe deformities and larger Cobb angles.
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| AAOS Now
The February Issue of AAOS Now Is Now Available Online
AAOS members will soon receive the print edition of the February issue of AAOS Now, but the electronic edition is already available on the AAOS Now website. This month’s issue highlights the Board of Councilor’s accomplishments over the past 50 years, an AAOS webinar offering insights on the benefits and risks of augmented reality, an approved update to the 2015 Clinical Practice Guideline for the Surgical Management of Osteoarthritis of the Knee, and more.
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| Your AAOS
Register for the AAOS/FDA Town Hall: Orthopaedic Medical Devices Innovation
Join the Academy for a member-exclusive forum that will bring together leaders from AAOS, the FDA, and industry to discuss how orthopaedic surgeons and musculoskeletal healthcare professionals can work together to create innovation in orthopaedics. To support ongoing evolution in new and sustainable ways, the town hall will lean into the guiding principles of quality, value, registries, artificial intelligence, and real-world evidence. This is a complimentary ticketed event, held at the AAOS 2023 Annual Meeting on Tuesday, March 7, from 4 to 6 p.m.
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