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| Today’s Top Story
Secure Your Ideal AAOS 2023 Hotel Before It Sells Out
In just a few days, registration for the AAOS 2023 Annual Meeting will open and the global orthopaedic community will begin making plans in earnest to convene, live and in person, March 7 to 11, 2023. Las Vegas hotels are booking fast. Secure your ideal hotel before it’s gone and browse the full AAOS 2023 education program while you’re at it.
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| In Other News
Study Compares Kinematic Function of Three Knee Implants during Daily Activity
A randomized controlled trial published in the Journal of Orthopaedic Research compared six degrees of freedom (6-DOF) knee joint motion between posterior-stabilized (PS), cruciate-retaining (CR), and medial-stabilized (MS) total knee arthroplasty (TKA) implants. Seventy-five patients performed various activities of daily living six months after surgery, and knee kinematics were measured via mobile biplane radiograph. Mean 6-DOF were comparable for PS and CR TKA; however, the MS TKA group demonstrated greater external rotation and abduction across all activities. Kinematic function of MS implants was more similar to that of a healthy knee compared with PS and CR implants, based on reduced paradoxical anterior translation at low flexion angles.
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| Study: Concurrent Acromioplasty Is Associated with Increased Rate of Revision RCR
Rotator cuff repair (RCR) with concurrent acromioplasty was found to be associated with increased rates of subsequent procedures and revision, according to a retrospective comparative study published in Arthroscopy, Sports Medicine, and Rehabilitation. Patients were grouped based on whether ipsilateral acromioplasty was concurrently performed Overall, 54,209 shoulders were in the concurrent acromioplasty group and 26,448 shoulders were in the RCR-only group. The rate of repeat ipsilateral cuff repair in patients undergoing concurrent acromioplasty was 8.5 percent compared with 6.8 percent in patients without acromioplasty.
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| Randomized Study Evaluates Platelet-rich Plasma Injections for Acute Achilles Tendon Rupture
The Bone & Joint Journal published a randomized study that found platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections did not improve patient-reported outcomes (PROs) two years after nonsurgical treatment for acute Achilles tendon rupture. In total, 114 patients were randomized to PRP injections, and 116 received a placebo injection. The primary outcome measurement was Achilles Tendon Rupture Score (ATRS), and secondary outcomes were pain, recovery goal attainment, and quality of life. The mean ATRS score in the PRP group was 82.2 compared with 83.8 in the placebo group. Additionally, there were no significant differences between groups regarding PROs.
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| Study: Perioperative Pain Management Protocols in Children with Cerebral Palsy undergoing Hip Reconstruction
A retrospective review comparing the outcomes of three perioperative pain management techniques in children with cerebral palsy was published in the Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics. Fifty-four patients undergoing hip reconstruction were divided based on their anesthetic protocol. Nineteen patients received general anesthesia alone (G), 18 received general anesthesia with an epidural (E), and 17 received general anesthesia with lumbar plexus block (LPB). The primary outcome was cumulative postoperative narcotic consumption. LPB patients required significantly less narcotics and had significantly lower pain scores postoperatively compared with the G and E groups.
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| AAOS Now
Surgeon Shares Personal Account of Tragedy in Tulsa
The killing of orthopaedic surgeon Preston J. Phillips, MD, FAAOS, by one of his patients on June 1 ignited conversations about patient, physician, and practice safety. For some, though, the tragic event had a more profound impact. Steven A. Brown, DO, was a colleague of Dr. Phillips; they worked together at the Warren Clinic Orthopedic Surgery and Sports Medicine at Saint Francis Hospital in Tulsa, Okla. The facility is a large, five-floor building with two sections. Dr. Brown was in the OR during the shooting, about 1,000 yards away, he estimated.
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| Your AAOS
AAOS Announces Research Funding for Orthopaedic Specialty Societies
AAOS has announced the first recipients of the AAOS Board of Specialty Societies Research Support Fund Awards. Three investigators and their sponsoring organizations will receive awards ranging between $40,000 and $140,000, for a total of $250,000 in funding towards evidence-based research in musculoskeletal healthcare.
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