Subacromial Balloon Arthroplasty for Irreparable Rotator Cuff Tear

Thomas Fleeter, MD, MBA, FAAOS

Editor’s note: The following article is a review of a video available via the AAOS Orthopaedic Video Theater. AAOS Now will routinely review “OVT plus” videos, which are vetted by topic experts and offer CME. For more information, visit www.aaos.org/OVT.

Benefits of Membership Are Invaluable

Daniel K. Guy, MD, FAAOS

Value is a word used in many contexts these days. When applied to healthcare in general, value has become a formula used to equate the outcome of care versus the cost to provide that care.

Managing Surgeon Stress from Poor Outcomes Is Critical

Peter D. Pardubsky, MD, FAAOS, FASSH

Editor’s note: The following letter is in response to the October 2021 AAOS Now Editor’s Message, “It’s Time for Physicians to Talk about Our Mental Health” by Deputy Editor Julie Balch Samora, MD, PhD, MPH, FAAOS, FAOA.

Raymond W. Liu, MD, Addresses LLRS Members at the Society’s Annual Meeting

Raymond W. Liu, MD, FAAOS

Editor’s note: The following article is an abbreviated version of the speech Raymond Liu, MD, FAAOS, president of the Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction Society, presented at the society’s annual meeting on July 17, 2021, in New York, N.Y.

Christopher Shaffrey, MD, Set to Serve as the Scoliosis Research Society’s President

Christopher Shaffrey, MD, FAAOS

Editor’s note: The following article is an abbreviated version of the speech Christopher Shaffrey, MD, FAAOS, president of the Scoliosis Research Society (SRS), presented at the society’s 57th Annual Meeting on Sept. 15, 2021, in St. Louis, Mo.

The Final Cut: Outgoing AAOS Now Editorial Board Member Reflects on Three-year Term

Lisa K. Cannada, MD, FAAOS, FAOA

“Volunteer for a magazine as an orthopaedic surgeon?”.

Medical Practices Face Labor Shortages During Pandemic

Ajay Srivastava, MD; Jim Long, MA, CMPE

Recruitment and retention of qualified personnel are notoriously challenging in healthcare, particularly in private practice.

The EMR: Is It All It’s Cracked Up to Be?

John P. Lubicky, MD, FAAOS, FAAP, FAOA

I cut my teeth in medicine before CT, MRI, intraoperative navigation, cellphones, and of course, the electronic medical record (EMR).

Sound Off: Call It What It Is—It is an Osteoporotic Fracture

Mary Crowe, DO, MPAS, MHSA

For years, orthopaedic surgeons and AAOS have made good-faith efforts to mitigate the costs and morbidities associated with fragility fractures in the United States, which has become an overwhelming task.

Residents Are Best Evaluated through In-person Experiences

Lisa K. Cannada, MD, FAAOS, FAOA; Monica Kogan, MD, FAOA; William Levine, MD, FAAOS, FAOA

Audition (away) rotations during the fourth year of medical school represent an important opportunity to increase matching potential for medical students.

360-Degree Perspective: Improving Hospital Orientation with Interactive Virtual Tour

Kevin Feltz, MD

A member of the Sioux Falls faculty (Nathan Skelley, MD) developed a virtual tour of the Sanford Health medical campus to provide a better onboarding experience for the Sanford Health orthopaedic residents.