In order to promote transparency and confidence in the educational programs, publications and in the decisions by all Governance Groups of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and the American ...

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This episode focuses on the evolution and current state of physician payment reform. AAOS Advocacy Council Chair Adam J. Bruggeman, MD, FAAOS, FAOA, explained the effects of key policy changes on ...

This two-day virtual course brings you up to speed on current knowledge in Orthopaedic Infections. Through insights shared in dynamic lectures, interactive Q&A sessions, and challenging case ...

When performing outpatient procedures, many orthopaedic surgeons operate in either an ambulatory surgery center (ASC) or a hospital-based outpatient department (HOPD). Although some of the workflows ...

The Orthopaedic Practice in the United States (OPUS) Survey, also known as the orthopaedic Census Survey, gathers demographics and practice data on U.S. orthopaedic surgeons. This article features ...

A recent study, presented as a poster at the AAOS 2023 Annual Meeting, provided updated epidemiological data on sports-related injuries among high school students in the United States. It noted that ...

ROSEMONT, Ill. (September 13, 2021)—The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) issued an update to the Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG) for Management of Osteoarthritis of the Knee ...

During the AAOS 2019 Annual Meeting, Robert T. Trousdale, MD, professor of orthopaedics at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., discussed diagnosis, management, treatment, and prevention of iliopsoas ...

Orthopaedic surgeons often perform procedures for which no specific Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) exists. For example, hip surgeons often are frustrated that there are no codes for ...

Practice setting Members were asked to identify a practice setting from a list of 11 categories. In 2018, more than a third (36 percent) of respondents were in a private practice group setting. The ...

‘Our world is moving forward, and we must move with it’ ...