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The 2020 AAHKS Advocacy Agenda
Join AAHKS Health Policy Fellow and host, Chad A. Krueger, MD, in a comprehensive look at how AAHKS plays a critical role in advocating for physicians and patients in Washington, D.C. Advocacy Committee Chair and 2019 Presidential Award winner,
Managing Hip and Knee Patient Care During COVID-19
American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons President C. Lowry Barnes, MD, AAHKS Patient Education Chair Brett R. Levine, MD and Vice-Chair Benjamin M. Stronach, MD have a candid discussion about the reduction in their practices and how they’re manag...
Awaiting Hip or Knee Replacement Surgery During COVID-19 and How to Manage Pain at Home
During the time of the COVID-19 pandemic, elective surgeries around the country have been stopped. If you are waiting for your joint replacement surgery to be rescheduled, there are ways to manage the pain at home.
Preparing and Submitting Cases for the ABOS Part II Oral Exam
Part 2 In a continuation of this series, you’ll hear first-hand from three arthroplasty surgeons who provide practical advice on how to prepare and submit cases for the ABOS Part II Oral Exam. Topics include: Familiarizing with online tools Case select...
Early Aseptic Reoperation and PJI
In this discussion centered around the Lawrence D. Dorr Surgical Techniques & Technologies Award-winning paper presented at the 2019 AAHKS Annual Meeting, Ashton H. Goldman, MD and Matthew P. Abdel, MD cover their study,
Drinking Water Provides Better Hydration Than IV Fluids
Jason M. Jennings, MD and Douglas A. Dennis, MD started to look closer at the amount of IV fluids administered to patients in the perioperative period around total knee arthroplasty. They decided to do a study on patient hydration to see if having pati...
Mind/Body Interventions for Arthroplasty
What is “mindfulness” exactly? And how does it help patients about to undergo hip or knee replacement surgery? Jeremy M. Gilliland, MD answers these questions and provides insight into his study of preoperative behavioral pain management strategies in ...
Use of THC/CBD in Perioperative Period Around Total Knee Arthroplasty
Robert P. Runner, MD presented a study at the 2019 AAHKS Annual Meeting that examined patient use of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD) products in the period before, during and after total knee replacement surgery. Dr.
Education Increases Disposal of Opioid Tablets after Hip, Knee Surgery
In their study presented at the 2019 AAHKS Annual Meeting, Charles P. Hannon, MD and Craig J. Della Valle, MD were surprised to find how many opioid tablets were unused by patients following total joint arthroplasty.
Arthroplasty Today: How It Started, Where It’s Going
Listen to Arthroplasty Today Editor-in-Chief, Brian J. McGrory, MD and Deputy Editor, Gregory J. Golladay, MD talk about the idea that generated the open access journal published by AAHKS. They also discuss: Indexing by PubMed Central How to submit and...