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Eight important items from AAOS
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Orthopedics Today features eight stories and videos of importance to emerge from the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting.
VIDEO: Egol on the impact of diabetes following ORIF of ankle fractures
LAS VEGAS — At the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting, Kenneth A. Egol, MD, discusses the impact of diabetes on hospital length of stay, cost, and inpatient mortality following ORIF of ankle fractures. Watch video.
Increase in THA expected to continue in middle-aged patients
LAS VEGAS — Between 2002 and 2011, the number of total hip replacements nearly doubled among patients ages 45 to 64 years and is expected to continue to rise, according to results presented at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting. Read more.
Re-injury after ACL reconstruction more common in young athletes
LAS VEGAS — During the course of a 15-year span, one in three young athletes experienced re-injury after ACL reconstruction, according to study results presented at the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons Annual Meeting, here. Read more.
VIDEO: Discussing a cost analysis of TJA readmissions and bundle payment care initiative
LAS VEGAS — At the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting, Joseph Bosco, MD, discusses a study analyzing the cost of readmissions after total joint arthroplasty and the bundle payment care initiative. Watch video.
LAS VEGAS — Decreased meniscus extrusions were correlated with successful healing and repair but were not associated with functional outcomes, demonstrating that biologic healing is not necessarily essential to good patient outcomes, according to a study presented at the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons Annual Meeting. Read more.
VIDEO: Examining the role of stem cells in rotator cuff repair
LAS VEGAS — At the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting, Philippe Hernigou, MD, PhD, discusses his study on the role stem cells have in rotator cuff repair. Watch video.
Research links work productivity loss with distal radius fracture
LAS VEGAS — Patients who sustained a distal radius fracture reported significant work productivity loss for up to 1 year following injury, according to a presenter at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting. Read more.
No benefits observed for delayed surgical repair of torn rotator cuff
LAS VEGAS — Rotator cuff repair using glenohumeral joint capsule release demonstrated good outcomes, indicating there is no need to delay rotator cuff tear repair surgery to allow stiffness to heal, according to a speaker here. Read more.