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American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) 2022 Annual Meeting
March 22 - 26, 2022; Chicago, Illinois
March 22 - 26, 2022Chicago, Illinois
AAOS 2022Medical Cannabis May Cut Opioid Use for Back Pain, OAPreliminary data suggest more than one third of people with back pain no longer used opioids after filling cannabis prescriptions. Opioid prescriptions decreased as well for those with osteoarthritis.
Medscape Medical News, March 28, 2022
AAOS 2022Shoulder Arthritis Surgery: Depression Complicates CareScreening and follow-up for depression may help improve outcomes and reduce costs when patients have reverse shoulder arthroplasty for osteoarthritis, a study suggests.
Medscape Medical News, March 24, 2022
AAOS 2022TKA Outcomes for Age 80+ Similar to Younger PatientsIn a study of more than 1.7 million cases, length of hospital stay and readmission rates were only slightly higher for octogenarians than for those ages 65-79, and medical complications were similar.
