AAOS Now, April 2026
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Bringing lower extremity arthroscopy into the office setting
For patients with persistent ankle or knee pain, evaluation no longer always requires a trip to the operating room.
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Get started with in-office surgery by identifying your champions and saboteurs
Over the last several years, we have heard about the many successes of wide-awake surgery and the ongoing shift from the operating room to the office surgical suite.
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Hand surgery in the office setting: what is possible and reasonable in 2026?
Five years ago, a 70-year-old mechanic with a 60-degree composite small finger due to Dupuytren’s contracture would have been scheduled for surgery in the operating room, likely with general anesthesia or sedation.
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PROMs are part of the future of orthopaedics
Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) are standardized methods for capturing the patient perspective.