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ICL Explores How Recent CPT Coding Changes May Impact Telehealth, Fracture Care Reimbursement
Coding is a complex topic and quite often a moving target. To clarify some recent changes, Christine Banks, RHIA, CPC, CPCO, senior healthcare consultant at KZA, took to the stage at the AAOS 2025 ...
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Most Racket Sport Players Return to Play at Similar Skill Level after Total Joint Arthroplasty
Although participation in pickleball and other racket sports is growing, data on returning to play after total joint arthroplasty (TJA) are limited. Presented at the AAOS 2025 Annual Meeting, a new ...
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Residents Can Use Their Voices to Advocate for Orthopaedics by Attending Combined NOLC/Fall Meeting
For orthopaedic residents, the opportunity to attend the Combined National Orthopaedic Leadership Conference (NOLC)/Fall Meeting is not one to miss. Hosted every year by AAOS in Washington, D.C., this ...
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Climbing Revision Arthroplasty Rates Pose Financial Threat to Healthcare System
The aging of the baby-boomer population and advances in implant fixation, which have permitted total hip arthroplasty (THA) and total knee arthroplasty (TKA) to be performed in younger patients, have ...
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A Look at the Evidence: Should Orthopaedic Surgeons Start Prescribing 6 Weeks of Oral Antibiotics?
The current standard of care for bone infections at most centers is 6 weeks of IV antibiotics. However, in recent years, this practice has been called into question to reduce healthcare costs, improve ...
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Findings Suggests Type I Open Distal Radius Fractures Can Be Managed Similarly to Closed Injuries
A study of patients with type I open distal radius fractures (DRFs) found no superficial or deep infections or other wound-related complications. The study also found no differences in early ...
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Surgical Technique: Impaction Grafting Addresses Bone Loss in Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty
An OVT video demonstrates a technique combining diaphyseal impaction grafting and metaphyseal cones to reconstruct the failed tibial component in revision knee arthroplasty.
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Podcast Explores Payment-Reform Challenges and How Advocacy Can Lead to Long-Term Solution
The AAOS Bone Beat Advocacy Podcast has released its latest episode, “The Real-World Cost of Payment Reform for Orthopaedic Surgeons.” In the episode, AAOS Now Editor-in-Chief Robert M. Orfaly, MD, ...
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AAOS Updates Appropriate Use Criteria on Prevention of Implant Infection in Patients Undergoing Dental Procedures
At its June meeting, the AAOS Board of Directors approved the updated Appropriate Use Criteria (AUC) for the Prevention of Orthopaedic Implant Infection in Patients Undergoing Dental Procedures, ...
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Steven Gitelis, MD, Wins Tipton Award for Transforming Sarcoma Care
Steven Gitelis, MD, FAAOS, of Rush University in Chicago, was named the winner of the 2025 William W. Tipton Jr, MD, Leadership Award. The Tipton Leadership Award recognizes AAOS members who have ...
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Emerging Techniques Address Massive Acetabular Bone Loss in Revision Hip Arthroplasty
Revision of a failed acetabular component with associated bone loss can present substantial reconstructive challenges for the arthroplasty surgeon. The goals of this surgery include restoring ...
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Through a Cardiac Lens: How a Grandfather’s Lessons Led to a Career in Orthopaedic Surgery
Editor's note: The Final Cut is a recurring editorial series written by a member of the AAOS Now Editorial Board. My grandfather, Ralph Kaufer, was one of the oldest (if not the oldest) living ...