October 14, 2019

Osteoporosis: A Painful Reality for Millions

ROSEMONT, Ill. (October 15, 2019) — Osteoporosis is often called a silent disease that is largely preventable, yet it affects approximately 54 million Americans. Despite the modifiable lifestyle choices people can take to prevent osteoporosis-related fractures, they continue to rise, resulting in a fracture every three seconds. (more)

September 26, 2019

Minimize the Potential for Fall Sports Injury

ROSEMONT, Ill. (September 26, 2019)–With school back in full swing, fall sports have started up again. With proper form, these sports provide mental and physical benefits such as self-discipline and teamwork, while building strong bones, lean muscles and healthy habits around physical activity.  (more)

September 19, 2019

Orthopaedic PAC Endorses AAOS Member Al Gross, MD, for U.S. Senate

WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 19, 2019)—The Political Action Committee of the American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons (the Orthopaedic PAC) today formally endorsed fellow member and Alaskan orthopaedic surgeon Al Gross, MD, FAAOS, for the U.S. Senate. Dr. Gross, who is running as an Independent, is a lifelong resident of the state and is the second AAOS member running for Congress in 2020 along with Tennessee Senate candidate Manny Sethi, MD, FAAOS.  (more)

September 09, 2019

The American Association of Neurological Surgeons and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Join Forces to Create the American Spine Registry

ROSEMONT, Ill. (September 9, 2019)—The American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) today announced a new partnership, the American Spine Registry (ASR), which will be jointly owned and developed by both organizations. (more)

September 06, 2019

Providers to Congress: Protect Patients from Surprise Bills Without Compromising Access to Care

WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 6, 2019) — Some of the nation’s largest and most influential medical organizations have come together to urge key Congressional committees to be mindful of potential unintended consequences that threaten access to care as they develop legislative solutions to protect patients from surprise medical bills. These physician societies—representing more than 300,000 physicians across multiple specialties—have laid out key policy considerations to guide any successful legislation:  (more)

September 03, 2019

Lack of Benefits, Combined with Potential Harm Leads to Evidence Against Laser Spine Surgery

ROSEMONT, Ill. (September 3, 2019)—With one internet search, a patient can find a host of information and marketing materials touting the purported benefits of laser surgery. Since 2011 “laser spine surgery” has become more popular among Google search terms than widely accepted spine techniques such as “minimally invasive spine surgery” or “artificial disk replacement." (more)

August 29, 2019

Trampoline Safety

ROSEMONT, Ill. (August 29, 2019)–Trampolines can be enjoyable entertainment for children and adults during the summer months. T (more)

August 19, 2019

Lighten the load this school year

ROSEMONT, Ill. (August 19, 2019)–Parents, teachers and students across the country are in the back-to-school mindset focused on a successful year ahead. 
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August 15, 2019

The surgeon who treats your ankle fracture is more important than previously recognized

ROSEMONT, Ill. (August 15, 2019)—A wrong twist, rotation or roll could cause a broken ankle, also known as an ankle fracture, among people of all ages. One or more broken bones in an ankle joint can lead to instability and an active, older population of “baby boomers” have been seeing an increase in the number and severity of broken ankles. (more)

July 10, 2019

AAOS Urges Against Benchmarks, in Support of Arbitration to Resolve Surprise Medical Bills

Washington, D.C.—Ahead of tomorrow’s House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee markup of the “No Surprises Act,” the American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) reiterated its strong opposition to using government-set payment benchmarks for handling surprise medical bill disputes. It warned against the economic viability of such an approach—even if they’re tied to the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)—and urged Congress to instead support a fair arbitration process. (more)

June 27, 2019

Safely Sparkle this Fourth of July

ROSEMONT, Ill. (June 27, 2019)–Red, white and blue, picnics and parades. Independence Day is celebrated in many festive ways, but fireworks seem to be one of the more popular traditions among Americans.  (more)

June 20, 2019

AAOS Opposition Statement to Senate HELP Surprise Billing Proposal

Washington, D.C.— American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) President Kristy L. Weber, MD, released the following opposition statement to the surprise medical bill provisions of the recently released Lower Health Care Costs Act of 2019 (S.1895) by the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee: (more)

June 12, 2019

AAOS Member Michael Suk, MD, Elected to AMA Board of Trustees

ROSEMONT, Ill. (June 12, 2019)—American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) member Michael Suk, MD, was elected this week to the American Medical Association (AMA) Board of Trustees. Dr. Suk has been involved with the AMA for almost 30 years, having served as an AAOS delegate and current chair of the newly-formed Mobility Caucus, and will further help to represent the orthopaedic specialty in his new role on the board. (more)

June 11, 2019

Orthopaedic PAC Endorses AAOS Member Manny Sethi, MD, for U.S. Senate

Washington, DC—The Political Action Committee of the American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons (the Orthopaedic PAC) today formally endorsed fellow member and Nashville orthopaedic trauma surgeon Manny Sethi, MD, for U.S. Senate. Dr. Sethi announced his campaign for the open Tennessee seat on June 3 and is the first top-tier Republican to launch a bid. (more)

June 06, 2019

Orthopaedic Surgeons on Capitol Hill Advocate for High Quality, Affordable Care

Washington, DC—More than 300 orthopaedic surgeons from around the country are on Capitol Hill today meeting with congressional representatives as part of the 2019 American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) National Orthopaedic Leadership Conference (NOLC). Attendees are urging policymakers to support legislation that would increase patient choice and access to care, transparency and competition in the health insurance market, and would protect patients from surprise medical bills while preserving a fair playing field for resolving disputes. (more)

June 05, 2019

Splash safely this summer

ROSEMONT, Ill. (June 5, 2019)–Swimming can be a low-impact, strength building exercise that doubles as fun entertainment under the hot summer sun.  (more)

June 04, 2019

AAOS Commends Passage of Health Disaster Response Bill

Washington, DC—The American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) commends House passage of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019 (PAHPAI, S.1379). The legislation now heads to the president’s desk to be signed into law and includes the AAOS-supported MISSION ZERO Act, which allows military trauma surgeons to keep up their skills in civilian trauma centers. (more)

May 23, 2019

AAOS Encouraged by Protecting People from Surprise Medical Bills Act

Washington, DC— American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) President Kristy L. Weber, MD, today issued the following statement in support of the concepts within a new proposal called the Protecting People from Surprise Medical Bills Act: (more)

May 13, 2019

The Academy recognizes 14 health stories with a 2019 Media Orthopaedic Reporting Excellence (MORE) Award

May 09, 2019

Prolonged Opioid Use After Orthopaedic Surgery Tied to Quantity Prescribed, Not Opioid Type

A new research article published in the May 1 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons found that prolonged opioid use following surgery for traumatic musculoskeletal injuries was related to the quantity of the initial opioid prescribed upon discharge. (more)