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| AAOS Volunteer Opportunities
Serve on an AAOS Instructional Course Committee—Apply through Aug. 1
Apply to serve on one of the many AAOS Instructional Course Committees responsible for evaluating and selecting Instructional Course Lectures (ICLs) for the AAOS Annual Meeting. Instructional Course Committee members serve the important role of grading ICL applications, as well as providing input on the course curriculum and faculty for the AAOS Annual Meeting. Apply for a committee in one of the following topic areas: Knee, Foot and Ankle, Hand and Wrist, Pediatrics, Practice Management, Shoulder and Elbow, Spine, Sports Medicine, Trauma, and Tumor.
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| In Other News
Study Links Lower Functional Results and Survivorship to Mild Valgus Alignment after Lateral UKA
In a study published online in The Journal of Arthroplasty, mild valgus alignment (≤3 degrees) after lateral unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) was linked to lower clinical and functional scores and lower survivorship compared with moderate valgus alignments (≥4 degrees). One hundred and sixteen lateral UKAs were divided into two groups according to postoperative hip-knee-ankle angle (HKA) alignments (Group A: HKA ≥184 degrees, n = 79; Group B: HKA <184 degrees, n = 82). After a mean eight-year follow-up, higher survivorship rates and Knee Society Scores were observed in Group A when compared to Group B.
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| Study Evaluates the Outcomes of Biceps Tenotomy versus Tenodesis during Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair
A retrospective analysis published in Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine evaluated the outcomes of biceps tenotomy versus tenodesis during concomitant rotator cuff repair (RCR). In total, 1,936 RCRs (1,537 biceps tenodesis and 399 biceps tenotomy) with a minimum of a two-year follow-up were included. Patients undergoing tenotomy were more likely to be older and female. At two years, patients who had undergone biceps tenodesis had significantly more favorable American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons, visual analog scale for pain, and VR-12 scores; however, the benefits did not exceed the previously reported minimal clinically important difference for the outcome scores.
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| Study: Causes and Risk Factors Associated with ED Visits following Primary THA
A study published in The Journal of Arthroplasty analyzing the nature of ED visits following total hip arthroplasties (THAs) found that non-musculoskeletal causes constituted most ED visits. A total of 1,018,772 patients who had undergone primary THA between January and October 2020 who presented to the ED within 90 days postoperatively were included in the analysis. Baseline demographics, ED visit causes, and risk factors were analyzed. Two-thirds of ED visits were for non-musculoskeletal causes. Other risk factors associated with increased instances of ED visits included: alcohol abuse, electrolyte derangements, congestive heart failure, coagulopathy, and depression.
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| CMS Releases Medicare Hospital OPPS and ASC Payment System Proposed Rule for 2023
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) are proposing to update the Calendar Year 2023 Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) payment rates by 2.7 percent each, based on the projected hospital market basket percentage increase of 3.1 percent The rule also includes proposals for advancing health equity in rural areas, competition in the healthcare system, prior authorization of facet joint injections and nerve destruction, and removal of codes 22363 (arthrodesis) and new code 228XX (total disc arthroplasty) from the Inpatient-Only List. AAOS will submit comments by September 13.
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| AAOS Now
Wide-awake Procedures Are the Future of Hand Surgery
At the AAOS 2022 Annual Meeting in Chicago, a panel of physicians gave an instructional course lecture on the WALANT technique. WALANT stands for “wide awake, local anesthesia, no tourniquet” and boasts several advantages to traditional hand surgery, including reduced supplies and personnel required for procedures, shorter duration of door-to-door experience for patients, and increased engagement with the patients. WALANT procedures can be used in a variety of cases with no differences in the complications rates post-procedure. Andrew Sobel, MD, told attendees that, “it is transformational. Everyone should be doing WALANT in some capacity.”
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| Your AAOS
Reminder: Sign Up by July 29 for Orthopaedic Advocacy Week
The second annual Orthopaedic Advocacy Week is fast approaching, and all US. AAOS members are encouraged to participate. This completely virtual event, taking place Aug. 1 to 5, is designed to offer simple, minute-long opportunities to advocate for priority healthcare policy issues, including prior authorization reform, payment policy changes, safety from workplace violence, and scope of practice. If you haven’t already signed up, please do so by July 29 to receive the daily activities straight to your inbox and to partner with AAOS in advancing musculoskeletal care.
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