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Updated CPG for Management of Rotator Cuff Injuries includes improved orthobiologics and surgical methods

Jennifer Lefkowitz

The AAOS Board of Directors approved the updated Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Rotator Cuff Injuries.

The AAOS Biologics Dashboard continues to help physicians monitor the future of orthobiologics, maximize care for patients

Biologics are transforming orthopaedic practice.

Instructional Course Lecture explores the evolving consensus on cementless total knee arthroplasty

Josh Baxt

Highlights from the Instructional Course Lecture titled “Cementless total knee arthroplasty on the rise in the United States: why and what do we know?”

Melatonin improves sleep duration immediately after THA

Keightley Amen, BA, ELS

Trouble sleeping is common in the period immediately after total hip arthroplasty (THA), but melatonin may promote longer sleep sessions in the first few days after surgery, according to research presented at the AAOS 2025 Annual Meeting.

Randomized study compares prophylactic measures for high-risk total knee arthroplasty

Rebecca Araujo

A study presented at the AAOS 2025 Annual Meeting did not find significant differences between different measures for preventing periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) in high-risk patients.

Femoral neck fractures: Cementless hemiarthroplasty is more common than cemented fixation but carries higher risks

Keightley Amen, BA, ELS

According to a retrospective review of hemiarthroplasty treatment for femoral neck fracture, cementless fixation is used more often than cemented fixation.

Study investigates knee arthroplasty complications in patients with GLP-1-mediated weight loss

Rebecca Araujo

Researchers from Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore investigated the incidence of complications after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) in patients who experienced preoperative weight loss with the use of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs).

AAOS modernizes American Joint Replacement Registry to simplify data collection and support outcomes-based care

Recognizing the need for greater efficiency and better patient outcomes, AAOS continues to invest strategically in its Registry Program to provide participating sites with streamlined, modernized data-collection processes and actionable insights.

JAAOS® will transition to all-digital format in 2026