Research Productivity Varies Based on Gender and Academic Rank

Julie Balch Samora, MD, PhD, MPH, FAAOS

Previous studies have identified several factors that contribute to gender disparities in orthopaedics, including lack of early exposure to musculoskeletal medicine, a paucity of female role models, the challenging lifestyle, male dominance in the field, difficulty maintaining work-life balance, and barriers to promotion.

Osteoporosis Is Not Just a ‘Woman’s Disease’

Nelson Watts, MD; Laura L. Tosi, MD, FAAOS

Osteoporosis is often mischaracterized as a “woman’s disease” because women are at greater risk for developing osteoporosis, but osteoporosis poses a significant burden for men as well.

AJRR Annual Report Details a Year of Highlights

Terry Stanton

The Annual Report of the Academy’s American Joint Replacement Registry (AJRR), just released at the Annual Meeting of the American Association of Knee and Hip Surgeons (AAHKS), tells the story of a year marked by a multitude of successes and growth for AJRR.

Study Uses PROMs Data from AJRR to Predict TJA Outcomes

Terry Stanton

A study that sought to determine what factors predict total joint arthroplasty (TJA) outcomes at one year found that among patients in the American Joint Replacement Registry (AJRR) for whom patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) had been recorded, preoperative PROMs, especially physical function subscores, predicted improvement at one year.

AJRR Data Reveal Migration Patterns for Revision TKA

Kerri Fitzgerald

Data from the American Joint Replacement Registry (AJRR) indicate that revision surgery following primary total knee arthroplasty (TKA) takes place at medium and large teaching institutions and migrates away from small, nonteaching institutions.

Understand the Strengths, Weaknesses, and Utility of Large Database Orthopaedic Research

Julie Balch Samora, MD, PhD, MPH, FAAOS

Most researchers agree that randomized clinical trials and meta-analyses provide the highest level of scientific evidence, but more recently, there has been a trend toward utilizing large databases (containing information about thousands to millions of patients) to help answer questions that may not be otherwise answerable.

Limited Musculoskeletal Health Literacy Remains a Challenge

Konrad I. Gruson, MD, FAAOS, FAOA; Todd S. Kim, MD, FAAOS, FAOA

Health literacy has generally been defined as the degree to which individuals can obtain, communicate, process, and understand basic health information and services to make appropriate and informed health decisions.

AAOS Makes Progress on U.S. DoD Research Grant

Connor Riley, MPH; Danielle Schulte, MS

In 2016, AAOS was awarded a $1.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) to develop six Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs) and six Appropriate Use Criteria (AUCs) cooperatively with the Major Extremity Trauma Research Consortium (METRC).

Another Study Using AJRR Data Observes the Most Common Surgical Treatments for Femoral Neck Fracture

Kerri Fitzgerald

In another study that utilized data from the American Joint Replacement Registry, researchers observed that the most common surgical treatment for femoral neck fracture was cementless stem fixation and hemiarthroplasty.