Standard precautions currently recommended for postsurgical total hip replacement recovery may not benefit low-risk patients, according to research presented at the 2019 American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting, March 12-16 in Las Vegas.
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Mahe Medical introduced the "Blue Lavage" pulse lavage unit at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2019 Annual Meeting, March 13-15 in Las Vegas.
Chicago-based Rush University Medical Center and Rush University System for Health CEO Larry Goodman, MD, will retire in 2019.
Michael Bolognesi, MD, became the 29th American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons president at the AAHKS Board of Directors' meeting in Las Vegas.
St. Louis-based Orthopedic Associates' Robert R. Bell, MD, now holds clinics every Wednesday afternoon at the practice's new outreach clinic in Troy, Mo.
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The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons launched the Registry Analytics Institute.
Orthopedic surgeon Thomas Sculco, MD, and Cynthia Sculco, RN, donated $35,000 to Westerly (R.I.) High School earmarked for more than 100 Dell laptop computers, according to The Westerly Sun.
Philadelphia-based PennMedicine's Kristy Weber, MD, will become the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons’ first-ever female president at AAOS 2019, March 12-16 in Las Vegas.
Michael A. Miranda, DO, performed the first robotic-assisted total knee arthroplasty at Tampa-based Florida Orthopaedic Institute Surgery Center using Smith & Nephew's Navio robotic system, according to a LinkedIn post.
A study published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine analyzed treatment options for patients with torn cartilage and knee pain.