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| Your AAOS
Engage with 550+ Companies at AAOS 2021. Innovation Excellence Awaits You!
Secure your spot at the AAOS 2021 Annual Meeting and start planning your interactive experience in the Exhibit Hall—your go-to destination to discover innovative solutions that enhance your practice and transform patient care. The Exhibit Hall is your best opportunity to see new products and technology all in one place, connect with industry experts, and critically compare products to plan purchases for your practice. Reconnect with latest evidence-based orthopaedic innovations at AAOS 2021, Aug. 31–Sept. 3 in San Diego.
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| In Other News
Study: Pulmonary Hypertension Linked to Post-TKA Complications and Mortality
Pulmonary hypertension is associated with increased risk of mortality and complications after total knee arthroplasty (TKA), according to a study published online in The Journal of Arthroplasty. The investigators assessed 887 patients with pulmonary hypertension (primary, n = 881; revision, n = 228). Ninety-day mortality was 0.7 percent and 4.8 percent for primary and revision surgery, nearly two-fold higher than in TKA patients without hypertension Ninety-day medical complications were 6.5 percent for primary and 14.0 percent for revision TKA. Ten-year revision was 5.0 percent and 16.0 percent, respectively.
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| Study: Modified McLaughlin Procedure for Chronic Locked Posterior Dislocation of the Shoulder
A retrospective study published online in the Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery found favorable midterm outcomes of the Modified McLaughlin procedure for chronic locked posterior dislocation of the shoulder. Among 10 patients included in the study, the authors noted worse outcomes when the delay between injury to diagnosis was longer than six months. Mean follow-up was 59.4 months. Patients showed significant postoperative improvements in forward flexion external rotation, internal rotation, and functional assessments. Two cases with longer than six-month delays had poor functional outcomes and severe glenohumeral degenerative joint disease. No cases of recurrence, infection, or neurologic injury occurred.
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| Study: Characteristics and Management of Pediatric Pelvic Fractures at a Level I Trauma Center
An observational study of pediatric patients with pelvic fractures, published online in BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, found these injuries are associated with high-impact trauma with multisystem injuries. In total, 119 cases from a single center (11 percent of pediatric admissions) were retroactively assessed (pelvic ring fracture, 91.6 percent; acetabular fracture, 8.4 percent). Compared to the conservative group, surgically managed patients tended to have more severe injury, type IV fracture, acetabular fracture, and closed triradiate cartilage. In-hospital complications and mortality were comparable between patients with closed and open triradiate cartilage. Overall mortality was 2.5 percent.
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| Study: Impact of Unstable Chondral Lesions on Five-year Outcomes of Arthroscopic Meniscectomy
Five-year outcomes after arthroscopic partial meniscectomy were significantly worse for patients with unstable chondral lesions, according to a study published online in Arthroscopy. Seventy-one patients with unstable lesions were compared to 47 patients without. Lesions were associated with significantly lower improvements in functional assessments of sport and recreation, pain assessments, and knee extension, as well as decreased quadriceps circumference. Rates of progressive radiographic joint space–narrowing and revision were comparable between groups.
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| AAOS Now
AAOS Board of Directors’ Lay Member Provides a Valued, Unique Perspective
The AAOS Board of Directors is composed of 14 members who share a common bond as orthopaedic surgeons, but not much is said about the lay member—one of two nonmedical members on the Board. To help shed light on the lay member’s role, M. Bradford Henley, MD, MBA, FAAOS, chair of the AAOS Governance Committee, spoke with James Balaschak, a retired partner at Deloitte & Touche and former lay member of the AAOS Board.
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| AAOS Volunteer Opportunity
Take Part in the Development of an Appropriate Use Criteria
AAOS is seeking volunteers to take part on the writing and voting panels for the development of the Non-arthroplasty Treatment of Osteoarthritis of the Knee Appropriate Use Criteria. Applications will be reviewed and approved on a first come, first served basis.
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