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AAOS 2021 Conference Coverage
Only Half of Young Surgery Patients Use All of Their Opioid Prescriptions
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September 22, 2021
Opioids are commonly prescribed as postoperative pain management for young patients who undergo orthopaedic surgery, but ...
Study Finds That Football and Women’s Volleyball Players Have Highest Rates of Concussion Injuries
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September 22, 2021
A poster presentation at the AAOS 2021 Annual Meeting describes the timing, frequency, and recovery patterns of ...
Women Taking Oral Contraceptive Pills Have Greater VTE Risk After Knee Arthroscopy or ACL Reconstruction
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September 12, 2023
In an analysis of a large claims database, the use of combined oral contraceptive pills (COCPs) was a risk factor for ...
A One-Week Oral Antibiotic Protocol Cost-Effective for Preventing PJI
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April 25, 2023
For patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty (THA) and total knee arthroplasty (TKA), an extended oral antibiotic ...
General Anesthesia, Hospital Setting Increase Costs of Carpal Tunnel Release
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September 9, 2021
The use of general anesthesia, performing carpal tunnel release (CTR) in a hospital setting, and the use of antibiotics ...
Reimbursement Rates for Joint Arthroplasty in the U.S. Vary Widely
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September 9, 2021
Medicare reimbursement for arthroplasty procedures has changed drastically since the year 2000, with significant ...
Mobile Apps Improve Patient Satisfaction and Compliance After Total Joint Arthroplasty
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April 11, 2023
Use of a mobile application led to higher patient satisfaction and better compliance with pre- and postoperative ...
Understanding Outcomes After Flail Chest Injury and Rib Fixation
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September 2, 2021
For patients with unstable chest wall and flail chest injury, surgical rib fixation did not lead to improvement in ...
Reductions in Opioid Prescribing Do Not Affect Patient Satisfaction Levels
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September 9, 2021
According to the experience of one institution, policies to reduce opioid prescriptions after total shoulder ...
Examining Outcomes After Total Hip Arthroplasty Performed at Public or Private Hospitals
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April 25, 2023
According to a retrospective analysis, federal payment models to lower costs and improve the quality of patient care for ...
How Does Iron-Deficiency Anemia Affect Total Shoulder Arthroplasty Complications?
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August 31, 2023
Anemia is a common health condition that affects approximately one-quarter of the population and a significant portion ...
Risk of Hospital-Acquired Conditions Is Higher in Spine Patients With Diabetes and Hypertension
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February 5, 2024
Patient frailty is associated with higher prevalence of certain hospital-acquired conditions (HACs) in patients ...
Dual Mobility Does Not Lower Dislocation Risk in THA
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April 25, 2023
Although they have been thought of as a solution to instability in total hip arthroplasty (THA), dual mobility implants ...
Plating or Casting in Older Patients with Distal Radius Fractures?
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September 1, 2021
In a randomized trial presented at the AAOS 2021 Annual Meeting, plaster casting and surgical plating led to similar ...
Time Between Knee Arthroscopy and Arthroplasty Tied With Complications Risk
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August 27, 2021
Researchers have identified a relationship between the interval from knee arthroscopy to total knee arthroplasty (TKA) ...
Despite Equal Skills, Female Trainees Express Lower Confidence Than Male Trainees
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August 27, 2021
In a study presented at the 2021 AAOS Annual Meeting, researchers measured and compared the surgical skills of female ...
Arthrodesis Associated With Greater Patient Satisfaction Versus Synthetic Implant
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August 27, 2021
For patients with hallux rigidus 3 or 4 with either first metatarsophalangeal joint (MTPJ), arthrodesis more effectively ...
More “Grit” Leads to Better Outcomes After Rotator Cuff Repair
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August 27, 2021
“Grit” is a term popularized by psychologist Angela Duckworth, PhD, that describes the ability to persevere and ...
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