AAOS Safe and Accessible Playground Build Kick-Off Ceremony
Arthur Ashe Charter School

1456 Gardena Drive (intersection of Perlita Street and Riviera Avenue), New Orleans

AAOS Safe and Accessible Playground Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony

Arthur Ashe Charter School
1456 Gardena Drive (intersection of Perlita Street and Riviera Avenue), New Orleans

• Hip, Knee Replacements May Boost Cardiovascular Health in Osteoarthritis Patients
  
  
• Statins May Lower Blood Clot Risk Following Joint Replacement Surgery
  
  
• Postoperative “Doctor Shopping” Linked to Higher Narcotic Use among Orthopaedic Patients
  
  
• Patients with Metabolic Disorder May Face Higher Complication Risk Following Total Joint Replacement Surgery
  
  
• Study Finds No Greater Injury Risk on Artificial Playing Surfaces
  
  
• Performance and Return-to-Sport After Tommy John Surgery in Major League Baseball Pitchers
  
  
• Total Hip Replacement Surgery Safe for Nonagenarian Patients
  
  
• Genetics, Cartilage Type May Explain High-functioning Senior Athletes with Hip Abnormalities

• Orthopaedic Surgeons Help New Orleans Children Build Playground of Their Dreams
  
  
• American Joint Replacement Registry (AJRR) Update
  
  
• Building Orthopaedics Campaign Launched at AAOS Annual Meeting

Expert Media Roundtable Discussion
Stem Cell Capacity and Regenerative Medicine:
What’s Being Done and Where Do We Go from Here?

Thomas Einhorn, MD, Boston University Medical Center
George Muschler, MD, Cleveland Clinic
Press Briefing Room 337, Morial Convention Center

9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

• Back Surgery Offers Long-Term Societal Benefits, According to New Study
  
  
• Infection is the Leading Cause of Failed Prosthetic Knee Joints

• Awards Recognize Innovative Orthopaedic Research

Ceremonial Meeting
Presentation of Diversity, Humanitarian and Tipton Leadership Awards
La Nouvelle Ballroom, Morial Convention Center

11 a.m.

La Nouvelle Ballroom, Morial Convention Center

• New Research Generally Finds Comparable Outcomes for Outpatient, Inpatient Orthopaedic Surgeries
  
  

• Patients Should Wait at Least Six Weeks, Optimally 12 Weeks, before Driving after Total Shoulder Replacement Surgery
  
  

• Study Identifies Genetic Differences in Female Athletes with ACL Injuries

  
  

• Loma Linda, Calif., Orthopaedic Surgeon Scott C. Nelson, MD Honored for Humanitarian Work in the Dominican Republic and Haiti
  
  
• Gary E. Friedlaender, MD, Receives American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons’ Highest Leadership Honor
  
  
• Orthopaedic Surgeon Robert D. D’Ambrosia, MD, Honored for Advancing Diversity in Orthopaedics

• Frederick M. Azar, MD, Assumes the Position of President of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
  
  
• David D. Teuscher, MD, Assumes the Position of First Vice President of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
  
  
• Gerald R. Williams, Jr., MD, Elected American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons’
  Second Vice President
  
  
• John J. McGraw, Sr., MD, Named Academy Board of Councilors Chair
  
  
• David C. Templeman, MD, Assumes Academy Board of Societies Chair
  
  
• Jennifer Weiss, MD, Elected to American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Board
  
  
• Raj Rao, MD, Elected to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Board

Symposium W

Health Care Reform: How Can We Adapt?

Craig A. Butler, MD, and Thomas J. Grogan, MD, moderators
La Nouvelle Ballroom, Morial Convention Center

Expert Media Roundtable Discussion
Affordable Health Care Act, Health Insurance Exchanges and Hospital Employment

Alexandra Elizabeth Page, MD, Kaiser Permanente
Peggy Naas, MD, MBA, VHA, Inc.
Press Briefing Room 337, Morial Convention Center

• Study Finds No Link between Years of Football Play and Neurocognitive Function in Adolescent Athletes
  
  
• Significant Head, Neck Injury Risk Associated with Extreme Sports
  
  
• Universal Neuromuscular Training Reduces ACL Injury Risk in Young Athletes
  
  
• Most Charnley Total Hip Replacements Viable after 35 Years
  
  
• Children Diagnosed as Obese More Likely to Have Wrist Fractures, Complications Related to Healing
  
  
• Obesity Linked to Higher Hospital Charges, Longer Hospital Stays and Higher Rates of Surgical
  
  
• Gastric Bypass Surgery May Diminish Knee Pain in Obese Patients
  
  
• Platelet-rich Plasma (PRP) Treatment More Effective than Cortisone for Severe Hip Bursitis
  
  
• Sleep Disturbance Following Acute Fractures Related to Emotional Well Being, Rather than Injury
  
  
• 2.5 Million Americans Living with an Artificial Hip, 4.7 Million with an Artificial Knee

• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Unveils 2014 PSA Campaign
  
  
• Evan L. Flatow, MD, Named Chair of the AAOS Council on Education
  
  
• Alan S. Hilibrand, MD, Elected Chair of the AAOS Communications Cabinet
  
  
• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Unveils 2014 PSA Campaign
  
  

AAOS Specialty Day

Specialty Day Press Releases

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