Mobility Should Be the New Fifth Vital Sign

Michael S. Sridhar, MD, FAAOS; Michael J. Colello, MD

In its 1999 national pain-management strategy, the Veterans Health Administration identified pain as the fifth vital sign to join the classic four of temperature, heart rate, respiration rate, and blood pressure.

Cato T. Laurencin, MD, PhD, Brings Science, Engineering, and Medicine to Higher Levels with Establishment of New Institute for Regenerative Engineering

Cailin Conner

The University of Connecticut (UConn) has recently launched the Cato T. Laurencin Institute for Regenerative Engineering, a groundbreaking initiative aimed at advancing the fields of medicine, science, engineering, and technology.

Health Care Systems Committee Updates Its Strategic Goals after Assessing Its Roles Related to Quality and Advocacy

Karl M. Koenig, MD, MS, FAAOS; Todd Applebaum; Alix Braun

The AAOS Health Care Systems Committee (HCSC) is tasked with staying abreast of the evolving healthcare environment and responding to the impact it has on the AAOS membership and orthopaedic surgery.

Does Antibiotic Prophylaxis Decrease Infection Rate in Pediatric Supracondylar Humerus Fractures?

Cailin Conner

Sumit Gupta, MD, MPH, orthopaedic surgeon from the University of Missouri, presented a prospective, double-blinded, randomized, controlled trial at the 2023 Annual Meeting regarding the efficacy of using antibiotic prophylaxis to prevent infections after CRPP in SCHF patients.

Study Finds High Local Recurrence Rate after Unplanned Sarcoma Excision

Terry Stanton

A study investigating outcomes after unplanned excisions of soft-tissue sarcomas found that the rate of local recurrence was higher in such circumstances than after planned excisions.

The Use of Patient-reported Outcomes Has Evolved across Orthopaedic Subspecialties

Brian P. Cunningham, MD, FAOA; Rebekah M. Kleinsmith, MD; Stephen A. Doxey, DO

Since 1985, the number of publications concerning PROs has increased nearly 30-fold, bringing the number of PROM tools to more than 100 in the field of trauma alone.

Surgeons Explain Effectiveness of Generic Implant Use in Orthopaedic Trauma and Associated Cost Savings

Brian P. Cunningham, MD, FAAOS, FAOA; Stephen A. Doxey, DO

In 2016, an Orthopaedic Trauma Association (OTA) survey reported that the majority (72 percent) of orthopaedic trauma surgeons knew about generic implants, but incorporation across the trauma community was limited.

AAOS CPGs Aid Clinicians in Treatment Decisions

Barbara Krause; Danielle Shulte

The primary goals of clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) are to address key decision points, advance practice based on the best available evidence, optimize patient care, and detect areas where future research is needed.

Musculoskeletal Tumor Registry Raises Sarcoma Awareness

July was Sarcoma Awareness Month.