CHICAGO (March 22, 2022)—Providing patients with chronic back pain and osteoarthritis (OA) access to medical cannabis can reduce or even eliminate the use of opioids for pain management, according to two studies presented at the 2022 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS)...
CHICAGO (March 22, 2022)—Depressive disorder (DD) is associated with longer in-hospital length of stay (LOS), higher rates of medical complications, and increased healthcare costs for patients undergoing reverse shoulder arthroplasty (RSA) for the treatment of glenohumeral osteoarthritis (OA), according to a large-scale study presented at the 2022 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS)...
CHICAGO (March 22, 2022)—When patients over 80 years old (octogenarians) are a candidate for total knee arthroplasty (TKA), there are concerns regarding medical and implant-related complications from the procedure due to their age. However, one study presented at the 2022 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) found that octogenarians undergoing primary TKA had lower rates of implant-related complications and equal incidences of developing any medical complication compared to younger patients...
CHICAGO (March 22, 2022)—Telemedicine and virtual office visits experienced exponential growth during the COVID-19 pandemic to help facilitate the safe delivery of orthopaedic care for numerous patient populations, including pediatric. One study presented at the 2022 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) found that virtual visits had high satisfaction rates that were comparable to in-person encounters for most of the parameters studied...
CHICAGO (March 22, 2022)—Millions of athletes worldwide have been wrestling with the challenges of working out under stay-at-home orders and evolving COVID-19 mandates and concerned about wearing a face mask if training in public or outside. To date, there has been no systematic review of existing literature that provides a clear consensus on whether wearing a face mask significantly impacts exercise performance, particularly with respect to physiologic parameters including heart rate, respiratory rate, oxygen saturation, and perceived exertion...
