LAS VEGAS (March 7, 2023)—Chicago Marathon® participants helped orthopaedic researchers further understand the impact of long-distance running on bone and joint health, specifically knee and hip arthritis in recreational runners. Results from the largest survey of marathon runners ever conducted showed no association between cumulative running history and the risk for arthritis...
LAS VEGAS (March 7, 2023)—While the overall number of sports-related injuries is decreasing, the severity of those injuries and the number of head and neck injuries are on the rise, according to a study presented at the 2023 American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) Annual Meeting...
LAS VEGAS (March 7, 2023)—With an increase in total hip arthroplasty (THA) procedures being performed on younger patients, these patients have historically had poor long-term outcomes associated with implant failure. However, a recent study presented at the 2023 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), which utilized data from the American Joint Replacement Registry (AJRR), found that only 1% of sampled patients needed revision surgery for THA within an eight-year period...
LAS VEGAS (March 7, 2023)—In the first study to establish patient satisfaction after outpatient joint arthroplasty (TJA) in an academic medical center (AMC) setting, patients indicated they were very likely to undergo the outpatient procedure again and had high patient reported outcomes (PROs)...
LAS VEGAS (March 7, 2023)—Two studies presented at the 2023 American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) Annual Meeting found that patients who had shoulder arthroplasty could return to play golf or racket sports within six months to one year, experiencing significantly decreased pain as well maintained or improved performance...
LAS VEGAS (March 7, 2023)—While Electronic Health Records improve access to patient information, charting increases the clerical burden on physicians as medical documentation has been identified as a contributing factor to burnout. A new study presented at the 2023 American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) Annual Meeting analyzed the use of documentation modalities including artificial intelligence (AI)-based virtual scribe services to determine the overall quality and time it takes to capture a patient encounter...
LAS VEGAS (March 7, 2023)—Patients aged 55 and younger were found to have worse pain, function and quality of life following total knee arthroplasty (TKA) compared to patients 75 years and older, according to a study presented at the 2023 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) that looked at age-related differences in patient outcomes following TKA...
LAS VEGAS (March 7, 2023)—A new study presented at the 2023 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) found that, based on projection models, orthopaedic surgeons will need to either double their total joint arthroplasty (TJA) caseload or increase the number of surgeons by 10% every five years to meet demand...
