Orthopedic

Aspirin is as effective as rivaroxaban in preventing venous thromboembolism after total hip or knee arthroplasty, a study in The New England Journal of Medicine found.

American orthopedic surgery patients reported worse postoperative pain than their European counterparts, according to a study in the British Journal of Anesthesia.

Los Angeles-based Orthopaedic Institute for Children physicians and surgeons will travel to Calexico, Calif., in February to provide free orthopedic care to children from Mexico with musculoskeletal conditions. The visit is part of OIC's International Children's Program, which has provided…

John Barker, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at the Rocky Mountain Spine Clinic in Lone Tree, Colo.

Most patients who undergo anatomic total shoulder arthroplasty at age 55 years or younger return to work 2.1 months after surgery on average, according to a study in Orthopedics.

Robert Arciero, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at Farmington, Conn.-based UConn Health.

The American Joint Replacement Registry announced its executive committee and 2018 Steering Committee representatives. In October 2017, AJRR became part of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons' registries portfolio and the AJRR Board of Directors became the AJRR Steering Committee.

James Andrews, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at Gulf Breeze, Fla.-based Andrews Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine Institute.

Caroline Park is a medical student at New York City-based Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. She's also a Korean women's ice hockey team player at her first Olympic games, amNewYork reports.

McLaren Flint (Mich.) orthopedic surgery residents Angela Collins, MD, PhD, and Sean Caskey, DO, have joined forces with Kettering University researchers to test the safety of car seats for children with special needs.