Opioids are commonly prescribed as postoperative pain management for young patients who undergo orthopaedic surgery, but ... A poster presentation at the AAOS 2021 Annual Meeting describes the timing, frequency, and recovery patterns of ... In an analysis of a large claims database, the use of combined oral contraceptive pills (COCPs) was a risk factor for ... For patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty (THA) and total knee arthroplasty (TKA), an extended oral antibiotic ... The use of general anesthesia, performing carpal tunnel release (CTR) in a hospital setting, and the use of antibiotics ... Medicare reimbursement for arthroplasty procedures has changed drastically since the year 2000, with significant ... Use of a mobile application led to higher patient satisfaction and better compliance with pre- and postoperative ... For patients with unstable chest wall and flail chest injury, surgical rib fixation did not lead to improvement in ... According to the experience of one institution, policies to reduce opioid prescriptions after total shoulder ... According to a retrospective analysis, federal payment models to lower costs and improve the quality of patient care for ... Anemia is a common health condition that affects approximately one-quarter of the population and a significant portion ... Patient frailty is associated with higher prevalence of certain hospital-acquired conditions (HACs) in patients ... Although they have been thought of as a solution to instability in total hip arthroplasty (THA), dual mobility implants ... In a randomized trial presented at the AAOS 2021 Annual Meeting, plaster casting and surgical plating led to similar ... Researchers have identified a relationship between the interval from knee arthroscopy to total knee arthroplasty (TKA) ... In a study presented at the 2021 AAOS Annual Meeting, researchers measured and compared the surgical skills of female ... For patients with hallux rigidus 3 or 4 with either first metatarsophalangeal joint (MTPJ), arthrodesis more effectively ... “Grit” is a term popularized by psychologist Angela Duckworth, PhD, that describes the ability to persevere and ...