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AAOS Now, AAOS Now Daily Edition – Tuesday 2025

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  • Why PROMs Matter: Key Sessions to Help You Implement Patient-Reported Outcomes

    As the healthcare landscape continues to evolve, patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) are becoming increasingly important in both clinical care and policy.

  • Study Finds Some Bacterial Contamination in Half of ACL Reconstruction Cases

    Keightley Amen, BA, ELS

    A recent study found detectable levels of bacterial contamination in 50 percent of 16 anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction surgeries, and the most common step of the procedure for contamination was just prior to ACL graft passage.

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