The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510 (k) clearance to a bone fracture fixation system with locking wrist plates.

“There is a lot of literature that has shown that same-day discharge from a freestanding center for hip and knee arthroplasty is safe and predictable,” Dr. Bolognesi told OTW. “Our intent is not to ...

Using ultrasounds, the TKA patients showed an r = 0.560 for femoral peri-incisional adiposity and r = 0.544 for tibial peri-incisional adiposity, which indicates a moderate correlation between BMI and ...

David Dines, M.D., medical director of the Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) Education Institute, has been honored with the ...

A recent ruling by the First Circuit Court of Appeals deepens the False Claims Act divide among circuit courts.

In its Form 990 filing, AAOS reported $187,086,157 in total assets and $41,447,826 in total liabilities. In his LinkedIn post, Dr. Plancher said AAOS “has over $187M total assets. A 2023 with expenses ...

According to the AAOS Highlights of Proposed Bylaws Changes, the bylaws will be “streamlined” to 33 pages and will “focus on ...

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Hospital charges associated with orthopedic e-scooter-related injuries amounted to a mean annual sum of $3.6 million over the ...

A new multicenter study is opening the door to predicting mortality risk after hip fracture in what is the first documented application of a tissue-specific DNA methylation age within an orthopedic ...

Time to take a long hard look at non-metal constructs? We’re referring to PEKK, not PEEK. PEKK is antibacterial, a ...

The International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery (ISASS) is taking a reflective look back at the beginnings of the society as well as its future as it celebrates its 25th anniversary ...