ERAS applies evidence-based, multimodal care to reduce complications and shorten recovery time

Leslie Schwindel, MD, FAAOS

Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) is a multimodal perioperative care pathway/protocol designed to achieve early recovery and reduce hospital stays for patients undergoing major surgery.

Standardized ERAS improves pain management in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

Alyssa Barré, MD; Vince Prusick, MD

Perioperative care for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) has shifted from individualized, surgeon-dependent practice toward standardized recovery pathways.

Perioperative nutrition supplementation boosts recovery

Felix H. “Buddy” Savoie III, MD, FAAOS

Despite advances in surgical technique and perioperative care, basic nutritional supplementation that could enhance the body's natural healing response remains surprisingly underexplored.

OVT review: Arthroscopic posterior cruciate ligament repair

Richard Ma, MD, FAAOS

In the AAOS OVT video titled “Arthroscopic Repair of Midsubstance Posterior Cruciate Ligament Tears,” Jim Hsu, MD, FAAOS, noted that part of the treatment challenge with PCL injuries is the long recovery and mixed outcomes, including residual laxity with both conservative treatment and PCL reconstructions with grafts.