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AAOS Continues to Advocate for Critical Research Funding
Members can help by contacting their representatives via the AAOS Advocacy Action Center ...
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Optimizing Orthopaedic Care: A Guide to Global-Period and Transfer-of-Care Modifiers
Maintaining continuity of care for the patient during the global period is critical to overall outcomes, and accurate documentation and coding are essential to proper reimbursement and effective ...
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Kappa Delta Elizabeth Winston Lanier Award Recognizes Groundbreaking Research on Rotator Cuff Repair
Brian T. Feeley, MD, FAAOS, and his research show great potential to advance patient care Rosemont, Illinois 60018 ...
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Lower-Limb Alignment after High Tibial Osteotomy Linked to Residual Proinflammatory Gene Expression
“From this study, relationships between knee alignment and gene expressions were observed after MOWHTO, and patients with under-correction tended to have insufficient improvement of proinflammatory ...
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Arthroscopic Lysis of Adhesions Is an Effective Technique to Manage Arthrofibrosis after Total Knee Arthroplasty
An OVT video from Thomas Boucher, MD, and colleagues utilizes a patient case to highlight their technique for arthroscopic lysis of adhesions.
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Artificial Intelligence and Smartphone Integration Create Improved Diagnostic Access for Foot and Ankle Deformities
Soheil Ashkani-Esfahani, MD,MPH, and coauthors presented their paper titled “Utilization of AI in the Diagnosis of Pes Planus and Pes Cavus with a Smartphone Camera” at the AAOS 2025 Annual Meeting.
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New Resident Orthopaedic Core Knowledge/ResStudy Awards Showcase Residents’ Use of Programs
A new awards program at the AAOS 2025 Annual Meeting honored residents and resident programs for their outstanding use of the Resident Orthopaedic Core Knowledge (ROCK) program and ResStudy. The ...
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Study Finds Some Bacterial Contamination in Half of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Cases
A recent study found detectable levels of bacterial contamination in 50 percent of 16 anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction surgeries, and the most common step of the procedure for ...
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Back on the Mound: Study Examines Return to Sport after Ulnar Collateral Ligament Surgery in MLB Pitchers
MLB pitchers who had ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) surgery threw harder with less use of the fastball, and they had superior overall pitching ability and strike-zone command than matched controls, ...
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ICL Delves into Current Research and Unanswered Questions in Orthobiologics for Shoulder and Sports Medicine
Platelet-rich plasma, stem cells, and other approaches could help patients recover from a variety of musculoskeletal issues. Unfortunately, in many cases, these interventions have shown inconsistent ...
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Resection of Intraneural Synovial Sarcoma: OVT Video Demonstrates Limb-Sparing Approach
In an OVT video, James C. Wittig, MD, FAAOS, of Morristown Medical Center in New Jersey, and colleagues describe resection of a recurrent intraneural synovial sarcoma of the median nerve in a patient ...
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AAOS Names Kappa Delta Ann Doner Vaughn Award Winner for 25-Year Anterior Shoulder Instability Research
Matthew T. Provencher, MD, FAAOS, accepted the award on behalf of his colleagues Fax: 847.823.8125 ...