AAHKS Amplified

In a very special recording of AAHKS Amplified , three leading orthopaedic surgeons Zachary C. Lum, DO, Obinna O. Adigweme, MD and Adam A. Sassoon, MD, MS talk candidly on how they approach, address and respond to this question often asked by their patients “Do I Need A Hip or Knee Replacement?” Although this seems like a fairly simple question to respond to, it’s actually very d...

We’re truly excited to bring to you our latest recording on AAHKS Amplified . In this recording, we had the wonderful opportunity to hear the patient’s perspective from two arthroplasty patients. Both underwent hip and/or knee replacement surgery and candidly shared their experiences in a symposium at the 2024 AAHKS Spring Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia, moderated by AAHKS Diversity Advis...

In the latest recording of AAHKS Amplified, we highlight the stories of a unique community within AAHKS, and just in time to celebrate Pride Month. Zachary C. Lum, DO , Vice-Chair of the Diversity Advisory Board (DAB) speaks openly and candidly with Jaime L. Bellamy, DO, MS and  Chloe E.H. Scott, MD  to hear about their journey as members of the LGBTQ+ community. As members of a community that is...

At the 2023 AAHKS Annual Meeting, the chair of the Digital Health & Social Media Committee Shaun P. Patel, MD and  Dustin J. Schuett, DO sat down with  Joshua C. Rozell, MD   to discuss his paper presented at the meeting on how there’s additional stress on surgeons who peform surgery on patients with an elevated BMI. In Dr. Rozell’s study, he showed that additional work is required...

At the 2023 AAHKS Annual Meeting, the chair of the Digital Health & Social Media Committee Shaun P. Patel, MD and Ahmed Siddiqi, MD, MBA sat down with M. Umar Burney, MD, Junaid A. Makda, MD and Khalid M. Yousuf, MD to discuss their mission work with their organization, GODA (Gifted of Disability Alleviation). GODA was started in 2014 and since then, has grown substantially. In the recording,...

At the 2023 AAHKS Annual Meeting, the chair of the Digital Health & Social Media Committee Shaun P. Patel, MD and Ahmed Siddiqi, MD, MBA sat down with  Drake G. LeBrun, MD and Brian P. Chalmers, MD to discuss their paper presented at the meeting on Does Melatonin Improve Subjective Sleep Quality after TKA? A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial.  This study was ignited from hearing so many pat...

AAHKS Diversity Advisory Group Co-Chair, Muyibat A. Adelani, MD, sat down with Michael Mont, MD, the Editor-in-Chief of The Journal of Arthroplasty (JOA) to discuss the purpose of AAHKS’ Diversity Advisory Group (DAB) which is to promote diversity and inclusion within AAHKS. They also discussed and summarized five articles on diversity that was recently published in a JOA issue. Dr. Mont pos...

Last year, Dr. Krueger sat down with James I. Huddleston, III, MD to discuss the release of the 10th annual report of the American Joint Replacement Registry (AJRR). In this recording, they talked about the conception of the registry in 2012, and how it began with surgeons wanting to get an idea of what was being placed in patients in the United States. In the most recent registry release, there&#...

One of AAHKS’ newest awards, the  Industry Innovation Award  is a competitive product award for companies exhibiting at the AAHKS Annual Meeting. It recognizes cutting-edge innovation in the field of orthopaedic hip and knee arthroplasty by exhibitors. At the 2023 AAHKS Annual Meeting, OrthAlign received the award and we had the wonderful opportunity of sitting down with members from the company t...

One of AAHKS’ newest awards, the Industry Innovation Award is a competitive product award for companies exhibiting at the AAHKS Annual Meeting. It recognizes cutting-edge innovation in the field of orthopaedic hip and knee arthroplasty by exhibitors. At the 2023 AAHKS Annual Meeting, Force Therapeutics  received the award and we had the wonderful opportunity of sitting down with the companie...

At the 2023 AAHKS Annual Meeting, the chair of the Digital Health & Social Media Committee Shaun P. Patel, MD and Russell Bodner, MD sat down with our Clinical Research  Award winner Marcus C. Ford, MD to discuss his award-winning study. In this episode of AAHKS Amplified, Dr. Ford discussed the widely use of perioperative tranexamic acid (TXA) with TKA and how this study aimed to investigate...

At the 2023 AAHKS Annual Meeting, the chair of the Digital Health & Social Media Committee Shaun P. Patel, MD and Nathaniel J. Nelms, MD sat down with our Surgical Techniques & Technology Award winner Christopher M. Melnic, MD to discuss his award-winning study. In this episode of AAHKS Amplified, Dr. Melnic shares that his study aimed to assess the effects of inferior screw placement on a...

In this episode of Amplified, Dr. Rana hosts Dr. Huddleston and Dr. Sterling to discuss the new mandatory Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) Inpatient Quality Reporting Total Hip and Knee Replacement PROMs Performance Measure (IQR THA/TKA PRO-PM) for THA and TKA that is being implemented this year. The goal of this measure is to quantify pain and functional improvements with validated PRO-P...

At the 2023 AAHKS Annual Meeting, the chair of the Digital Health & Social Media Committee Shaun P. Patel, MD and Mark Mildren, MD sat down with our James A. Rand Young Investigator’s Award winner Vinay K. Aggarwal, MD to discuss his award-winning study. In this episode of AAHKS Amplified, Dr. Aggarwal shares that this  study aimed to evaluate the adequacy of preoperative and intraoperat...

Thanks for returning for Part 2 of Partial Knee Replacement. We hope you found Part 1 to be insightful! Again, liaison’s to the Patient and Public Relations Committee Obi nna O.   Adigweme , MD and  Connor A. King, MD were joined by two leaders in the field, Keith R. Berend, MD and Jess H. Lonner, MD to discuss the increasing popularity of partial knee replacement and it being a heavily soug...

In this episode of AAHKS Amplified, liaisons to the Patient and Public Relations Committee  Connor A. King, MD from the Young Arthroplasty Group (YAG) and  Obi nna O. Adigweme , MD from the Diversity Advisory Board (DAB) recorded a podcast on partial knee replacement and  were joined by two leaders in the field – Jess H. Lonner, MD and Keith R. Berend, MD.  In this recording, they discuss th...

Thanks for returning for Part 2 of Hip and Knee Injections. We hope you found Part 1 to be insightful! Again, Patient and Public Relations Committee members Michael Blankstein, MD and David Deckey, MD were joined by special guest, Iain Murray, MD to discuss the various options that are available for hip and knee arthritis injections. Enjoy, and thanks for listening to AAHKS Amplified!    In t...

In this episode of AAHKS Amplified, Patient and Public Relations Committee members Michael Blankstein, MD and David Deckey, MD were joined by a special guest, Iain Murray, MD. After weeks of tyring to coordiante schedules to record this podcast, we finally found a date and time that would work for all parties. And we’re so glad this happened because in this recording our guests spoke about t...

In this episode of AAHKS Amplified, Patient and Public Relations Committee members Kevin A. Sonn, MD, Cody C. Green, MD and David M. Freccero, MD were joined by patient Jason Couch to discuss his personal journey leading up to and following knee replacement surgery. Mr. Couch is a member of the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) who delayed surgery until there were no other options. Listen to...

In this episode of AAHKS Amplified, Arthroplasty Today Editor-in-Chief, Gregory J. Golladay, MD and Deputy Editor, Brett R. Levine, MD talk about Arthroplasty Today, the AAHKS official open access journal and how you can get involved. The journal’s Social Media Editor, Anna R. Cohen-Rosenblum, MD served as moderator for this podcast. Here are a few things you’ll hear in the podcast: &n...

In this episode of AAHKS Amplified, Digital Health and Social Media Committee chair Shaun P. Patel, MD speaks with AAHKS 2022 Surgical Techniques and Technologies Award recipient, Jacob M. Wilson, MD. He is joined by fellow Digital Health and Social Media Committee member, Mark E. Mildren, MD. They discuss Dr. Wilson’s award-winning paper “Resurfacing the Thin Native Patella: Is It Saf...

In this episode of AAHKS Amplified, Digital Health and Social Media Committee vice chair William B. Kurtz, MD speaks with AAHKS 2022 James A. Rand Young Investigator’s Award recipient, Vishal Hegde, MD. He is joined by fellow Digital Health and Social Media Committee member, Eli Kamara, MD. They discuss Dr. Hegde’s award-winning paper “Increased Revision Risk with Rotating Platfo...

In this episode of AAHKS Amplified, Digital Health and Social Media Committee chair Shaun P. Patel, MD speaks with AAHKS Clinical Research Award winner, Jonathan H. Shaw, MD. They are joined by fellow Digital Health and Social Media Committee member Joseph D. Maratt, MD, and the award-winning paper co-author, Jason J. Davis, MD. Dr. Shaw discusses his award-winning paper “Oral Dexamethasone...

In this episode, AAHKS Amplified brings you a podcast recording on the AAHKS Fellowship Education Improvement and Innovation Grant Program. Our host/moderator AAHKS President, Bryan D. Springer, MD, was joined by Dr. Nitin Goyal and Dr. William Hamilton to discuss how grant money from the program would be allocated to targeted areas of improvement such as patient optimization and high-risk/at-risk...

In this episode of AAHKS Amplified, Publications Committee Chair, Sam S. Wellman, MD talk with The Journal of Arthroplasty (JOA) and Arthroplasty Today’s journal and social media editors. Dr. Wellman gave AAHKS members an insight into the roles of both journal editors and how they amplify their messages. In the podcast, journal editors Gregory J. Golladay, MD with Arthroplasty Today and Mich...