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In this episode of AAHKS Amplified, Obi O. Adigweme, MD, MS from the Patient and Public Relations Committee talk with colleagues about an increasing problem in orthopaedics, and that is the underutilization of black patients in hip and knee replacements. Ample studies have shown that black patients undergo joint replacement surgery at a much lower rate than white patients and this podcast discuss...

At the 2021 Annual Meeting, a podcast was recorded that questioned the rationale of utilizing more expensive, lower-nickel components for TKA based on a patient’s nickel or chromium allergy. Co-hosts Stefano A. Bini, MD and Garen D. Steele, MD were joined by Charles M. Lawrie, MD, MSc, and Ryan M. Nunley, MD, who sought to determine how much metal is present in the knee joint after performing a kn...

This week’s podcast release was recorded at the 2021 Annual Meeting with co-hosts Stefano A. Bini, MD and Eli Kamara, MD. In this podcast episode, they were joined by Karim A. Shafi, MD and Jonathan M. Vigdorchik, MD, FAAOS, who discussed the resolution of lower back pain in patients who underwent total hip arthroplasty. Researchers compared patients whose back pain resolved following total hip ar...

Our latest podcast series was recorded at the 2021 AAHKS Annual Meeting with co-hosts, Stefano A. Bini, MD and Anna R. Cohen-Rosenblum, MD.  In this recording, they were joined by, Courtney D. Bell, MD and Danielle Y. Ponzio, MD who discussed the rigorous training, lifestyle, and professional obligations that are associated with a career in orthopaedic surgery and if that ultimately causes discrep...

In this episode, recorded at the 2021 AAHKS Annual Meeting, co-hosts, Dustin J. Schuett, DO and Stefano A. Bini, MD discussed the impact of changing surgical approaches had on dislocation. They were joined by Joshua R. Harmer, MD and Cody C. Wyles, MD who reviewed almost 800 revision THAs and found that there were no statistically significant differences in the incidence of dislocations, re-revisi...

Our final two segments on Infection and Joint Replacement are dedicated to two patients who sustained joint replacement infections. We’ll talk with them to get their perspective on their diagnosis, management of infection and what type of treatment for their respective conditions. In this podcast, you’ll have Dr. Matthew Bullock as the surgeon moderator and Nancy Bullock and Randall Sk...

Our final two segments on Infection and Joint Replacement are dedicated to two patients who sustained joint replacement infections. We’ll talk with them to get their perspective on their diagnosis, management of infection and what type of treatment for their respective conditions. In this podcast, you’ll have Dr. Matthew Bullock as the surgeon moderator and Nancy Bullock and Randall Sk...

In this 4-part podcast series, Dr. Bullock and other surgeons seek to help patients understand the importance of an infection. They outline treatment and recovery options and discuss, in detail, how to diagnose and effectively treat an infected joint replacement. For more information, please visit our website at https://www.aahks.org/  for other aspects related to hip and knee replacement.  ...

In this 4-part podcast series, Dr. Bullock and other surgeons seek to help patients understand the importance of infection. They also outline treatment and recovery options and discuss how to diagnose and effectively treat an infected joint replacement. For more information, please visit our website at https://www.aahks.org/ for other aspects related to hip and knee replacement. Topics Understandi...

In this 3-part podcast series, Patient and Public Relations Committee members Dr. Jonathan Danoff, Dr. Matt Bullock and Chair Dr. Brett Levine are joined by experienced Perioperative Internal Medicine Physicians Dr. Peter Caccavallo and Dr. William Wallace to provide education regarding the importance of perioperative optimization, ho w various modifiable risk factors can be addressed, as well as...

In this 3-part podcast series, Patient and Public Relations Committee members Dr. Jonathan Danoff, Dr. Matt Bullock and Chair Dr. Brett Levine are joined by experienced Perioperative Internal Medicine Physicians Dr. Peter Caccavallo and Dr. William Wallace to provide education regarding the importance of perioperative optimization, how various modifiable risk factors can be addressed, as well as h...

In this 3-part podcast series, Patient and Public Relations Committee members Dr. Jonathan Danoff, Dr. Matt Bullock and Chair Dr. Brett Levine are joined by experienced Perioperative Internal Medicine Physicians Dr. Peter Caccavallo and Dr. William Wallace to provide education regarding the importance of perioperative optimization, how various modifiable risk factors can be addressed, as well as h...

  In this episode, Patient and Public Relations Committee members Dr. Arjun Saxena, Dr. Matthew Bullock and Chair Dr. Brett Levine are joined by Nurse Navigator Elise Teets and Joint Replacement Program Manager Kristie Kelley to provide education surrounding discharge options for patients following their total joint replacement. The discussion includes guidance on rehabilitation, home care, m...

This paper was presented at the 30th AAHKS Annual Meeting and was awarded the Lawrence D. Dorr Surgical Techniques & Technologies Award. The discussion in this episode covers the combination of large heads and small acetabular components in total hip arthroplasty and the risk of early and long-term implant failure. The study looked at 825 patients from 2000 to 2016 with 10 year follow up. Read...

The discussion in this episode covers a comparison of perioperative fracture incidence of a collared vs. a non-collared version of the same dual tapered stem used in the direct anterior approach. This was a retrospective study of about 350 procedures in each group. To review the poster, search for poster #293 in the year 2020 here . In This Episode Stefano A. Bini, MD Shaun P. Patel, MD Bradley P....

Women In Arthroplasty member Kim Tucker, MD, leads the discussion in this episode which covers “Zoom and Pandemic Fatigue”. The participants discuss the ways their patient care, practices and personal lives have changed due to the COVID-19 PHE. They also discuss approaches to manage these issues in your personal and professional lives. In This Episode Kim Tucker, MD Mari Ricker, MD John Shields, M...

AAHKS leaders in the value-based care space discuss their work with CMS and how they address value-based care in their institutions. Topics How value-based care came about Challenges in arthroplasty practice Removal of total hip and total knee arthroplasty from the IPO list Misconceptions Taking perioperative physician workload into account Work AAHKS has done with CMS and legislators How value-ba...