AAOS Uses New Data Insights to Drive Innovation and Transform Attendee Experience at the Annual Meeting

Alexandra E. Page, MD, FAAOS

Just as data inform the best surgical practices, AAOS is using data to improve the Annual Meeting experience and drive innovation.

OrthoPitch Competition Fosters Innovation, Helps Launch New Orthopaedic Solutions

Molly Todd Rudy

The 2025 OrthoPitch competition will be held March 11 at the AAOS 2025 Annual Meeting. Finalists will again face off in front of a panel of judges and the audience, presenting their products and fielding questions from the judges.

Exciting Orthobiologic Products Must Be Viewed through Regulatory and Guideline Lens

Leah Lawrence

Jason L. Dragoo, MD, FAAOS, chair of the AAOS Devices, Biologics, and Technology Committee and vice chair of academic affairs at the University of Colorado, moderated the symposium titled “Optimizing the Care of Your Patients Using Biologics.”

Randomized Trial Investigates Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty in Older Patients with Complex Proximal Humeral Fractures

Rebecca Araujo

In older patients with complex proximal humeral fractures, reverse shoulder arthroplasty provided a limited benefit compared with nonoperative treatment, according to results from a randomized clinical trial.

Paper Examines the Accuracy of Surgeons’ Clinical Suspicions of Rotator Cuff Tears at Initial Consultation

Rebecca Araujo

For patients with presumed atraumatic rotator cuff tears, it is common for insurance companies to mandate 6 weeks of conservative physical therapy prior to approval for order of MRIs.

Watchful Waiting versus Physical Therapy for Frozen Shoulder: Randomized Trial Compares Nonoperative Treatment Options

Rebecca Araujo

A watchful waiting approach for management of adhesive capsulitis, or frozen shoulder, delivered similar outcomes at 1 year compared with the use of physical therapy, with a lower cost burden, according to results from a randomized trial.