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Knee Replacements Are Determined to Be Cost-Effective
Fellowship Match: The American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons, the Hip Society, the Knee Society and the Musculoskeletal Tumor Society have joined to form a Fellowship Match for Adult Reconstruction and Tumor Fellowships. Fourth year residents will be able to submit applications starting in September for the 2011 Fellowship Year. More information about the match. If you have additional questions, please contact the AAHKS Executive Director, Robert A. Hall, CAE at 847-384-4373 or at bob@aahks.org.
Annual Meeting: Advances in Arthroplasty AAHKS 19th Annual Meeting
November 6 - 8, 2009
Hyatt Regency DFW, Dallas, TX
Abstract Update: Abstracts for the 2009 AAHKS Annual Meeting will no longer be accepted. Authors of selected podium and poster presentations will be notified in Summer, 2009.
2009 Exhibitor Prospectus
Welcome to the refreshed and reorganized AAHKS Website
You may pay your dues on-line, update your membership profile and contact information, and easily search the site for the information you wish to access.


Documentary on Hip and Knee Replacement Surgery Now Available in New Format
In an effort to reach new audiences about the benefits of total joint replacement, the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (AAHKS) is offering “Total Joint Replacement: A Patient’s Perspective” in DVD format.	*Changing Lives, Moving Forward*
The film follows four patients and their families facing the need for hip or knee replacement surgery. Learn more about the documentary and how to order a DVD. You can view the documentary online around the clock and at no charge. Once on the site, scroll down the page to find the AAHKS logo.

Medicare Part B: Physician Participation Options
We are pleased to report that this article by the AAHKS Health Policy Fellow, Sanaz Hariri, MD, and co-authored by Kevin J. Bozic, MD, MBA, Mary I. O’Connor, MD and Harry E. Rubash, MD, has been published in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.
Read Dr. Bozic’s testimony
Kevin J. Bozic, MD, MBA testified on behalf of AAOS/AAHKS before the Senate Committee on Aging about direct to consumer advertising of medical devices.