Fancy Pain Block, Familiar Result
In “failing” this study delivered an important pain management insight for total hip arthroplasty surgeons…
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A Spine Surgeon Built an AI Tool to Solve One of the OR’s Most Frustrating Problems. 50,000 Users Later, It’s Just Getting Started
Implant Identifier is a free mobile app that uses AI to identify orthopedic and spine implants from X-ray images.
Michael Parks, M.D. Steps into AAOS Presidential Line
Another major leadership move in orthopedics is underway — Michael L. Parks, M.D., named First…
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2nd FDA Clearance for Novel Instrument Sterilization System
FDA grants a second 510(k) clearance for an expanded approved storage window in Innovative Sterilization Technologies ONE TRAY® system.
Large Joints and Extremities
Hip Arthroplasty’s Link to Lumbar Degenerative Disc Disease
New 1.2 million population study looks at patients who need both hip arthroplasty and lumbar spine decompression, if not also fusion.
Patients Walk Sooner After Robotic UKA or TKA?
UKA versus TKA — but this time the independent variables are robotic assists and remote monitoring.
Hip Dysplasia + FAIS: Two Procedures, Similar 2-Year Outcomes
Hip preservation surgery is rarely one problem wearing one name tag.
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Joint Preservation Innovations Wins 2026 AANA Lightbulb Award for Articulator™ Arthroscopic Bur
First and only FDA-cleared articulating rotary cutting instrument recognized at AANA Annual Meeting Innovation Battle.
