AAOS Now, AAOS Now Daily Edition – Wednesday 2024
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Dr. Glaucomflecken Inspires Advocacy through Comedy at OrthoPAC Luncheon
On Tuesday afternoon, hundreds of people flooded the annual donor appreciation luncheon of the OrthoPAC to laugh and learn from Will Flanary, MD—better known by his 4 million followers on social media as “Dr. Glaucomflecken.”
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Ambulatory Surgery Centers Are More Cost-Effective than Hospitals for Hand and Upper-Extremity Surgeries
A study presented at the AAOS 2024 Annual Meeting reported that ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) exhibited cost-effectiveness across various hand and upper-extremity procedures, from total expenses to Medicare reimbursements, when compared with hospital outpatient departments (HOPDs).
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The ‘Weekend Effect’: Are There Worse Outcomes for THAs Performed on Saturdays and Sundays?
A retrospective study presented during the AAOS 2024 Annual Meeting investigated whether there were any differences in postoperative outcomes and healthcare costs associated with total hip arthroplasty (THA) procedures performed on weekdays and weekends.