Talking About Musculoskeletal Tumors

What to do when you find a lump, bump, or other soft-tissue mass Although some orthopaedic specialists may rarely encounter tumors, generalists and orthopaedists in private practice who do identify soft-tissue masses in patients may wonder about best practices. Recently, AAOS Now sponsored a roundtable discussion on the topic of musculoskeletal tumors with the following participants: Valerae O.

AEEF Selects 2013 Funding Projects

Edward Akelman, MD

Founded in 2010, the AAOS Education Enhancement Fund (AEEF) is a special resource created to help the Academy provide orthopaedic surgeons with innovative education programs. I chair the governance committee, which also includes Naomi N. Shields, MD; Annunziato (Ned) Amendola, MD; and Joseph D. Zuckerman, MD. Each spring, we meet to evaluate cutting-edge project proposals in need of funding.

AAOS Unveils New Website Homepage

Jennie McKee

The AAOS has launched a new www.aaos.org homepage design that puts the website’s most popular resources front and center. “The new homepage reflects today’s industry standards and should make it easier for our members and the public to quickly navigate to the most heavily used sections of the site,” said James A. Ogle, director, AAOS information services and member & customer relations.

MOC Myths—BUSTED!

In this ongoing feature, AAOS Now explores common misconceptions about the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery’s (ABOS) Maintenance of Certification® (MOC) process. MYTH: MOC is solely an initiative of the ABOS. FACT: Not true, according to Shepard R. Hurwitz, MD, ABOS executive director. The ABOS instituted MOC as a response to a mandate from the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS), of which the ABOS is a member.

Second Look- Clinical News and Views

MoM surveillance studies flawed The postmarket surveillance studies that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ordered manufacturers of metal-on-metal (MoM) hip prostheses to undertake have several shortcomings that should be remedied, according to an opinion piece in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) (June 20).

Taking Another Look at BMPs in Spinal Fusion

Mary Ann Porucznik

When The Spine Journal published “Retrograde ejaculation after anterior lumbar interbody fusion using rhBMP-2: A cohort controlled study” last summer, it created an uproar that reached far beyond the boundaries of the orthopaedic community.

Point/Counterpoint: Music in the OR

POINT: Music in the Operating Room Is a Distraction Stuart J. Fischer, MD I love music. I listen to music in my car and at home. For years I lived across the street from Lincoln Center and went to concerts after work. I just don’t think music belongs in the operating room (OR). The OR is the one place where every member of the surgical team can enjoy quiet concentration on a single problem and work together as a team.

Treating Biceps Tenodesis: Tips and Techniques

Terry Stanton

Pathology of the long head of the biceps (LHB) is not uncommon, “but until now we have not had many clues to determine the right surgical path,” said Guillermo R. Arce, MD, in a presentation at the precourse of the 2012 Annual Meeting of the Arthroscopy Association of North America, which was held jointly with the Arthroscopy Association of Latin America (SLARD). “Nevertheless,” he continued, “we have successful surgical techniques.

Study Finds No Benefits for PRFM in Rotator Cuff Surgery

Terry Stanton

In his presentation on “Platelet-rich Plasma (PRP) in Rotator Cuff Surgery: Good, Bad and Inconsequential,” at the 2012 annual meeting of the Arthroscopy Association of North America (AANA), Stephen C. Weber, MD, of Sacramento Knee & Sports Medicine, reviewed the available studies on PRP and rotator cuff repair and stated that so far the evidence does not demonstrate efficacy.

Simulation Training in Orthopaedic Surgical Education

Maureen Leahy

Orthopaedic surgical education is undergoing a paradigm shift. Traditionally, residents honed their surgical skills in the operating room (OR) under the tutelage of senior orthopaedic surgeons. Due in part, however, to the rapid evolution of orthopaedic surgical techniques, today’s residents are expected to acquire more complex and diverse surgical skills in less time than their predecessors.

Orthopaedic Trivia

AAOS Now tests your knowledge of orthopaedic trivia. Take a minute and see how well you know your orthopaedic trivia—but don’t peek at the answers! An expanded explanation of the correct answers can be found in the online version, available at www.aaosnow.org What is the correct term for the bone whose name means “little key”? Sternum Scapula Clavicle Xiphoid For how many people was Sinding-Larsen-Johansson syndrome named?