Moving Forward: AAOS’ Path to Change

The recent 2025 Fellowship vote has concluded, and the approved bylaws amendments will help position AAOS to better serve our members and the broader orthopaedic community for years to come.

CAP Volunteer Application Period Is Open

Results from AAOS 2024 Membership Survey Show Areas of Approval, Improvement

Commemorating 5 Years of Collective Action through Orthopaedic Advocacy Week

Podcast Explores Payment-Reform Challenges and How Advocacy Can Lead to Long-Term Solution

Emerging Techniques Address Massive Acetabular Bone Loss in Revision Hip Arthroplasty

Emerging Techniques Address Massive Acetabular Bone Loss in Revision Hip Arthroplasty

Revision of a failed acetabular component with associated bone loss can present substantial reconstructive challenges for the arthroplasty surgeon.

Climbing Revision Arthroplasty Rates Pose Financial Threat to Healthcare System

Surgical Technique: Impaction Grafting Addresses Bone Loss in Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty

Modular Fluted Stems Have Simplified Revision of the Femoral Component in Total Hip Arthroplasty

OVT Video Highlights Use of Bikini Incision for Direct Anterior Hip Arthroplasty

AAOS Registry Analytics Institute® Powers Orthopaedic Discovery through Registry Science

The AAOS Registry Analytics Institute® (RAI) continues its mission to improve orthopaedic care and empower the orthopaedic community by making data analyses available.

Mobile Health Data Are Promising Tools for Tracking Orthopaedic Surgery Outcomes

Town Hall Details How AI Is Transforming Orthopaedics

AI-Generated Content on Carpal Tunnel Surgery Is More Accurate Than Search-Engine Content

AAOS Updates Appropriate Use Criteria on Prevention of Implant Infection in Patients Undergoing Dental Procedures

Prior Authorization Does Not Reduce THA Costs, Leads to Delays in Patient Care

Commercial insurance companies often use prior authorization as an attempt to control costs.

ICL Explores How Recent CPT Coding Changes May Impact Telehealth, Fracture Care Reimbursement

Coding Webinar Explores Optimizing Reimbursement for Osteoporosis Counseling

Government Insurance Limits Patient Access to Orthopaedic Surgeons and Physical Therapy Services

Optimizing Orthopaedic Care: A Guide to Global-Period and Transfer-of-Care Modifiers

In Second Year, OrthoPitch Competition Continues to Impress

OrthoPitch was back at the AAOS 2025 Annual Meeting! First launched at last year’s Annual Meeting, OrthoPitch is a live technology pitch competition where AAOS aims to fuel innovation and foster advancements with the potential to transform or improve existing standards of orthopaedic care.

Symposium Offers Strategies for Surgeons after Adverse Events

‘A Turn in the Road’: How Ignacio Vives Ponseti, MD, Changed the Landscape of Orthopaedics after Retirement

Life after Retirement: Retired Orthopaedic Surgeons Share Their Accrued Wisdom

How Can Orthopaedic Surgeons Know When It Is Time to Retire?

ICL Delves into Current Research and Unanswered Questions in Orthobiologics for Shoulder and Sports Medicine

Platelet-rich plasma, stem cells, and other approaches could help patients recover from a variety of musculoskeletal issues. Unfortunately, in many cases, these interventions have shown inconsistent results.

Daniel B. F. Saris, MD, PhD, Receives Caplan Award for Distinguished Research in Orthobiologics

Call for Applications: Arnold I. Caplan Award for Distinguished Research in Orthobiologics

Commemorating 5 Years of Collective Action through Orthopaedic Advocacy Week

Each year, Orthopaedic Advocacy Week serves as a reminder that advocacy is strongest when collective.

Podcast Explores Payment-Reform Challenges and How Advocacy Can Lead to Long-Term Solution

AAOS Continues to Advocate for Critical Research Funding

CMMI’s New Three-Pillar Strategic Plan Will Impact Musculoskeletal Care

Building on the Success of AAOS 2025, OrthoPAC Prepares for the Next 25 Years of Excellence

Steven Gitelis, MD, Wins Tipton Award for Transforming Sarcoma Care

Steven Gitelis, MD, FAAOS, of Rush University in Chicago, was named the winner of the 2025 William W. Tipton Jr, MD, Leadership Award.

‘My Fellow Humans’: The Extraordinary Life of Augustus A. White III, MD, PhD, FAAOS

CAP Volunteer Application Period Is Open

Results from AAOS 2024 Membership Survey Show Areas of Approval, Improvement

Humanitarian Award Honors Champion of Equitable Orthopaedic Care

Through a Cardiac Lens: How a Grandfather’s Lessons Led to a Career in Orthopaedic Surgery

My grandfather, Ralph Kaufer, was one of the oldest (if not the oldest) living quadruple-bypass patient in the world prior to his passing in October 2024—46 years after his first operation.

Moving Forward: AAOS’ Path to Change

Tariffs May Strain the Fragile Healthcare Supply Chain

AAOS 2025 Brings New Meaning to ‘March Madness’

Finding One’s Legacy: How to Approach the Question of Retirement from Orthopaedics