Something to Worry About: Physician Shares Experience Navigating Her Daughter’s Sarcoma Treatment

Susan Blank, MD

One day, Maddie was a fun-loving, athletic 14-year-old picking out a blue polka-dot dress for her eighth-grade graduation and looking forward to a carefree summer of swimming and playing volleyball. The next day, our lives were upended.

Musculoskeletal Tumor Registry Fills Void in Understanding Sarcoma and Its Impact on Patients

Molly Todd Rudy

July marks Sarcoma Awareness Month, established to build awareness about this rare type of cancer. For individuals living with and treating sarcomas, increasing awareness about these rare cancers is extremely important.

AAOS Board of Directors Approves Clinical Practice Guideline for Management of Acute Isolated Meniscal Pathology

During its June meeting, the AAOS Board of Directors approved the evidence-based AAOS Clinical Practice Guideline for Acute Isolated Meniscal Pathology.

Vigilance in Joint Implant Recalls and Reporting Is Critical to Enhancing Patient Safety

John W. Krumme, MD; Cemil C. Gedik, MD; JONATHAN Dubin, MD, FAAOS

How does a medical device approved by the FDA fail? How can surgeons better protect patients?

JAAOS® Technology Overview Simplifies cBMA Harvesting and Processing to Improve Fracture Healing

Jennifer Lefkowitz

With the annual number of reported fractures in the United States projected to increase by at least 10 percent over the next decade due to a growing elderly population, it is crucial to optimize fracture healing for patients with delayed or impaired bone union.

Antibiotic Powder Reduces Deep Infection Rate in Lower-Extremity Open Fractures

A study presented at the AAOS 2024 Annual Meeting found that application of antibiotic powder to wounds of patients with lower-extremity open fractures demonstrated efficacy in reducing the incidence of deep surgical site infections.

AAOS PROMs Vendor Program Enhances Patient Outcomes

The AAOS Patient-Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) Vendor Program, a key part of the AAOS PROMs in Practice initiative, offers a curated list of technology vendors who can support orthopaedic surgeons and their teams in measuring patient outcomes data.

Stanford Medicine Details Its Journey with AAOS Fracture & Trauma Registry Powered by PatientIQ

Stanford Medicine has long been a supporter of orthopaedic registries, recognizing their utility for quality improvement.

Study Finds Iliac Crest Bone the Graft of Choice for Fracture Nonunion

A study that investigated the efficacy of various “graft types” used as a biologic stimulant in the repair of fracture nonunion found that iliac crest bone graft (ICBG) remains the preferred option for this clinical situation.