The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently announced the Transforming Episode Accountability Model (TEAM), set to launch on Jan. 1, 2026.

For today’s emerging surgeons, robotics represent more than innovation — these tools offer a strategic advantage; a means of differentiation; and, most importantly, a pathway to more precise, ...

After months of negotiations, Congress passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1) in a party-line vote, and President Donald Trump signed it into law on Friday, July 4.

Through the AAOS Musculoskeletal Tumor Registry (MsTR), musculoskeletal oncology is building the collective power to understand, measure, and improve sarcoma outcomes like never before.

Training as an orthopaedic surgeon forever changed people-watching for me. In my younger life, I could extrapolate romantically about the lives of people I observed. Was the young couple in love? That ...

Robotic-assisted total hip and knee arthroplasty has gained global traction, but these platforms require substantial initial investment before they can be implemented.

In 2009, Brandi Benson returned from a military deployment in Iraq not as a victorious conqueror over enemies on the battlefield, but as someone who had encountered a much stealthier and insidious ...

Expert medical witnesses fulfill a critical public service by offering credible, objective, and evidence-based opinions that assist in the fair and informed resolution of legal disputes.

The utilization of robotic platforms in the OR may reduce fatigue and improve efficiency and ergonomics for surgeons.

Desmoid tumors are lesions in connective tissue that often occur in the extremities and tend to infiltrate locally. Recent advances in diagnosis and treatment have led to changes in the way these ...

The AAOS 2025 Annual Meeting hosted a Town Hall titled “The use of artificial intelligence in orthopaedic surgery,” featuring varied perspectives on the evolving landscape of these tools.

The AAOS Committee on Healthcare Safety recently reaffirmed its position statement on the Delineation of Clinical Privileges in Orthopaedic Surgery, reinforcing its stance that clinical privileges ...