HSS presents studies at 2016 AAOS Annual Meeting

New York, NY

At this year’s American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) Annual Meeting, Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) presented several studies related to innovations and leading research in orthopedics. 2016 studies include:

New Use for an Old Drug: TXA to Reduce Blood Loss in Joint Replacement Surgery

  • Geoffrey H. Westrich, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at HSS, presented a study about the benefits of using tranexamic acid or TXA to reduce blood loss and transfusion rates associated with joint replacement surgery. Read the full press release here.

Hip Replacement too Soon After a Steroid Injection Increases Infection Risk

  • Seth A. Jerabek, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at HSS, presented a study that indicates patients considering hip replacement surgery should wait to undergo the procedure until three months after receiving a steroid injection to relieve hip pain. Read the full press release here.

Procedures to Repair Damaged Knee Cartilage Show Promise in Treating Patients Over 40

  • Riley J. Williams, III, MD, a sports medicine surgeon at HSS and director of the Institute of Cartilage Repair, published a study that indicates patients over 40 benefit from cartilage “plugs” to repair damage to knee cartilage. Read the full press release here.

Guiding Knee Replacement Patients to High-Volume Hospitals Could Save up to $4 Billion Annually

  • HSS researchers Jayme Burket, PhD and Stephen Lyman, PhD, published a study that indicates a knee replacement surgery completed at high-volume hospitals is less costly over a patient’s lifetime and provides better outcomes. Read the full press release here.

Reverse Total Shoulder Replacement Patients See 85 Percent Rate of Return to Sports

  • Lawrence V. Gulotta, MD, a sports medicine surgeon at HSS, published a study that supports the benefits and provides data outcomes related to reverse total shoulder arthroplasty (RTSA). Read the full press release here.

 

 

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HSS is the world’s leading academic medical center focused on musculoskeletal health. At its core is Hospital for Special Surgery, nationally ranked No. 1 in orthopedics for 14 years in a row and No. 2 in rheumatology by U.S.News & World Report (2023-2024). Founded in 1863, the Hospital has one of the lowest infection rates in the country and was the first in New York State to receive Magnet Recognition for Excellence in Nursing Service from the American Nurses Credentialing Center four consecutive times. The global standard total knee replacement was developed at HSS in 1969. An affiliate of Weill Cornell Medical College, HSS has a main campus in New York City and facilities in New Jersey, Connecticut and in the Long Island and Westchester County regions of New York State. In addition, HSS opened a new facility in Florida in early 2020. In 2019, HSS provided care to 151,000 patients and performed more than 35,000 surgical procedures, and people from all 50 U.S. states and 89 countries travelled to receive care at HSS. In addition to patient care, HSS leads the field in research, innovation and education. The HSS Research Institute comprises 20 translational research laboratories, 33 scientists, 10 clinician-scientists, 55 clinical investigators and 245 scientific support staff that drive the HSS research enterprise in the musculoskeletal “ecosystem,” neurology, pain management and rheumatic diseases. The HSS Innovation Institute was formed in 2016 to realize the potential of new drugs, therapeutics and devices. The HSS Education Institute is the world’s leading provider of education on musculoskeletal health, with its online learning platform offering more than 300 courses to more than 30,000 medical professional members worldwide. Through HSS Global Ventures, the institution is collaborating with medical centers and other organizations to advance the quality and value of musculoskeletal care and to make world-class HSS care more widely accessible nationally and internationally.

 

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