Hip aspirations are typically performed at the level of the femoral neck or at the head/acetabular junction, with an intracapsular spinal needle. Patient positioning for aspiration can influence the ...

Editor’s note: The Final Cut is a recurring editorial series written by a member of the AAOS Now Editorial Board. I went on my first safari in 2017. I traveled to a large game reserve, Sabi Sand, ...

Balance, fall prevention, and nutrition offer opportunities to improve recovery ...

Innovation in orthopaedic surgery is a process, not a single moment of genius. In an episode of the AAOS Now podcast, Amy Ladd, MD, chief of the Chase Hand & Upper Limb Center at Stanford University, ...

A study presented at the AAOS 2025 Annual Meeting reported that ankle arthrodesis (AA) and total ankle arthroplasty (TAA) are both effective for end-stage ankle arthritis (ESAA) up to 8 years.

Varying degrees of glenoid bone deficiency to be addressed at the time of primary total shoulder arthroplasty (TSA) can occur as a consequence of natural disease processes. Additionally, some of the ...

Multidisciplinary collaboration between orthopaedic surgeons and plastic surgeons — often called “orthoplastic” surgery — is vital for successful limb salvage in the setting of tumor or trauma.

High-frequency, nonaudible sound — ultrasound — has only been harnessed by medicine in recent history. In modern orthopaedic practice, ultrasound has great appeal, according to Shafic A. Sraj, MD, MBA ...

An ePoster presented at the AAOS 2025 Annual Meeting shows improved pain relief and function after reverse total shoulder arthroplasty (RTSA) in patients aged 50 years or younger.

Editor’s note: The following article is a review of a video available via the AAOS Orthopaedic Video Theater (OVT). AAOS Now routinely reviews OVT Plus videos ...

Alexandra (Alexe) E. Page, MD, FAAOS, has been selected to serve as editor-in-chief of AAOS Now.

AAOS Now editor-in-chief passes the torch and welcomes a new era of AAOS’ news magazine ...