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AAHKS Amplified episodes

December 17, 2020 The Young Arthroplasty Group (YAG) Augment: Season 1, Episode 2
In this episode, show hosts and Young Arthroplasty Group (YAG) Members Anna R. Cohen-Rosenblum, MD, Leonard T. Buller, MD, and Mark E. Mildren, MD discuss the articles listed below with their esteemed guest James A. Browne, MD. You can access the Patient Education website that Dr. Browne mentions at hipknee.aahks.org.
Bibliography
1) Hannon C et al. “The Efficacy and Safety of Gabapentinoids in Total Joint Arthroplasty: Systematic Review and Direct Meta-analysis” https://www.arthroplastyjournal.org/article/S0883-5403(20)30573-8/abstract
2) Kolz J et al. “In Vivo Corrosion of Modular Dual-Mobility Implants: A Retrieval Study” https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32600814/
3) Shen T et al. “Modern Internet Search Analytics and Total Joint Arthroplasty: What Are Patients Asking and Reading Online?” https://www.arthroplastyjournal.org/article/S0883-5403(20)31122-0/fulltext
In This Podcast
Anna R. Cohen-Rosenblum, MD
Leonard T. Buller, MD
Mark E. Mildren, MD
James A. Browne, MD
26 min
December 10, 2020 A Minimal Clinically Important Difference in Robotic-Assisted TKA vs. Standard Manual TKA
The discussion in this episode covers a prospective 2-year database review of a 3-surgeon cohort of 1,158 consecutive patients, using PROMs to compare robotic-assisted vs. manual TKA. Click here to review the abstract. Topics Robotic-assisted TKA is thought to be an area of continued improvement in outcomes, and haptic technology may be helpful in greater […]
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20 min
November 17, 2020 Does Smoking Cessation Prior to Elective Total Joint Arthroplasty Result in Continued Abstinence?
The discussion in this episode covers the long-term impact of smoking cessation before TJA and how it can be successful. This topic was presented at the 30th AAHKS Annual Meeting, read the abstract. Topics Working with patients as a team in preoperative optimization helps encourage them to quit smoking and not take it up again […]
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19 min
November 11, 2020 Extended Oral Antibiotics Prevent PJI in High-Risk Cases: 3,855 Patients with 1-Year Follow-Up
This discussion covers a one-year study of the use of oral antibiotics to curtail periprosthetic joint infection in high-risk primary total joint surgery. This paper was awarded The AAHKS Clinical Research Award at the 30th AAHKS Annual Meeting. Read the abstract. Topics Extended oral antibiotics leads to lowered risk of PJI in TJA High risk […]
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23 min
November 05, 2020 Are Intraoperative Cultures Necessary if the Aspiration Culture Is Positive? A PJI Concordance Study
In this episode, the discussion surrounds the James A. Rand Young Investigator’s Awarded paper on the necessity of cultures if aspiration culture is positive. It remains unknown if preoperative synovial fluid culture is equivalent to multiple intraoperative tissue cultures for identifying relevant PJI causative organisms. Their aim was to determine the prevalence of discordance between […]
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24 min
November 05, 2020 Spinal Fusion and Total Hip Arthroplasty: Why Timing Is Important
In this episode, the discussion surrounds the relationship to spinal fusion and total hip arthroplasty and the importance of timing in surgery. This is being presented at the 30th AAHKS Annual Meeting. Read the abstract. In This Episode Nequesha S. Mohamed, MD Ronald E. Delanois, MD Stefano A. Bini, MD
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16 min
November 05, 2020 The Young Arthroplasty Group (YAG) Augment: Season 1, Episode 1
25 min
August 27, 2020 Impact of Payment Policy Changes
0 min
May 21, 2020 New AAHKS Podcast: Value-Based Care
AAHKS leaders in the value-based care space discuss their work with CMS and how they address value-based care in their institutions. Topics How value-based care came about Challenges in arthroplasty practice Removal of total hip and total knee arthroplasty from the IPO list Misconceptions Taking perioperative physician workload into account Work AAHKS has done with […]
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37 min
May 07, 2020 Managing Professional and Personal Stress during COVID-19
The discussion in this podcast centers around the new normal during the COVID-19 pandemic: changes in patient protocols, family dynamics at home and techniques for relieving stress. Topics COVID-19 new normal Staffing adjustments New operating room protocols Physician’s personal concerns Changes in family dynamics Techniques for relieving stress Dealing with loss and starting back up […]
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40 min