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Novel cadaveric surgical skills assessment shows orthopaedic #sportsmedicine fellows improved in arthroscopic #ACL and #RotatorCuff repair during fellowship year. https://ow.ly/ZTHV50Tuv3k

A new paper in the Australian Health Review shares NSW Health’s experiences in achieving value through a focus on outcomes in non-clinical and clinical support services. Read the paper here 👉 https://lnkd.in/d8YYhnXK Value based commissioning is an outcomes-based approach to design, implement and manage health services and deliver better results for patients, clinicians and other end users. Goulburn Base Hospital's robot-assisted surgery for orthopaedic hip and knee replacements features in the paper. The paper highlights local examples that demonstrate key aspects across the commissioning cycle, lessons learned and the benefits of using a focus on value and outcomes in NSW Health. 📷 Dr Hamish Rae, Dr Arnab Banerjee, Dr Wisam Ihsheish at Goulburn Base Hospital in 2022

#ICYMI: AAOS 2024 Takeaways: Evolving Practice Models, Implantable Sensors, and the Role of AI in Orthopedics This year’s annual meeting was light on hardware innovation, with greater emphasis on a changing profession, diversity, connectivity and data analytics, and holistic approaches to MSK health. Read more here: https://bit.ly/3TS0mLo Featuring: • Kevin Bozic, MD, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) • Bill Hunter, MD, Canary Medical Inc. • Jacobien Oosterhoff, MD, PhD, an assistant professor of artificial intelligence at Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands #medicaldevices #medtech #AAOS #artificialintelligence

Dr. Brett Fritsch represented the Sydney Orthopaedic Research Institute at the Magellan Society Biennial Meeting in Noosa, Australia. During this key event for advancing orthopaedic sports medicine, Dr. Fritsch presented on two important topics: The Hypoplastic Lateral Femoral Condyle Does Not Exist - Challenging common views on knee anatomy, encouraging new approaches to treatment. When is a Graft ‘Healed’, and What Does that Actually Mean? - Exploring the complexities of graft healing in ACL reconstructions and discussed how to define successful surgical outcomes. Stay updated on our team’s research: https://lnkd.in/eN59d-xB #OrthopaedicSportsMedicine #Research #Collaboration #KneeSurgery  #MagellanSociety

𝐖𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐲𝐨𝐮 - 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐨𝐮𝐫 5 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐊𝐀 - 𝐀𝐅𝐀𝐒 𝐒𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐲 𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐀𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐧 𝐫𝐮𝐩𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞! Chronic/Neglected Achilles tendon rupture is a limiting condition we have to deal with in our clinical practice. Currently, there is no consensus on the approach and techniques to treat this pathology. ESSKA - AFAS conducted a survey that aims to identify the current practice of specialized foot & ankle and sports traumatology surgeons. This will act as the basis to further develop and refine actions in such cases.    Your feedback is most valued by taking our survey that will take 5-6 minutes to answer. Link to survey: https://lnkd.in/e2GQz9SC

Referral-to-treatment (RTT) #data has been collected for well over a decade and, in the early days, the Other category was a catch-all closely followed by trauma and orthopaedic (T&O).   The top 5 #specialties didn't change until as recently as Q1 2021/22, when the Other category was split into four separate categories of their own.   Surgical specialties tend to get most of the press and national focus - T&O, general surgery, ENT, etc. However, in the top 15 specialties, it is #medical specialties that dominate. It cannot be forgotten that these need as much focus as surgical specialities to reduce waiting lists to ensure patients in these specialities aren't left behind.   You can view our latest findings in the Flourish graph below or here: https://lnkd.in/eWE7sV5P

Benjamin Schwartz, MD, MBA in The Journal of Orthopaedic Experience & Innovation. A combination of publishing that you must read! In this editorial, Dr. Schwartz thoroughly encompasses serious thoughts about the state of evidence-based medicine in orthopaedic surgery. From the article: "EBM is oft-referenced but rarely discussed in detail. The truth is that, in medicine, evidence is rarely as ironclad, definitive, or black and white as we pretend it is. … I’ll discuss why EBM often falls short, how we can evolve our approach to evidence-based treatment, and the need to balance science with experience." Read and reshare! Raheem Ishaque Beth Best Lara Wynne Erika Deleon Shaun Patel, MD Vinod Dasa MD https://lnkd.in/gjhHgXkG

🌟 Multidisciplinary management of spinal pain 🌟 Managing spinal pain involves a team of interventional radiologists, anesthesiologists, orthopaedic surgeons, and neurosurgeons. Identifying and treating specific pain generators through patient history, clinical exams, and imaging is crucial. Check out this #CIRSEAcademy course on the topic: https://bit.ly/3EMGkJP #SpinalPain #InterventionalRadiology #IRad #PainManagement #CIRSEsociety #healthcare

Let me present a piece of supporting evidence for Benjamin Schwartz, MD, MBA’s observations. At the ISTA 34th Congress last week I was sitting 1 row behind the Editor-in-Chief of the British Joint Journal, Dr Fares Haddad. The exact context of the discussion I can’t relate perfectly but the comment he uttered regarding papers/data was “90% is garbage”. I share a cynicism around the mighty p value and Big Data drivel but this frank admission shocked me. WOW. I have experienced being on both sides of the peer review process and reviewers are honest but often not experts or experts with blinders, limited to the status quo or statistical machinations. This may work for a Mayo type institutional database but people learn by sharing ideas and ideas are what changes the course of incremental progress. This exchange occurs in hallways, tables, and pubs at meetings. I often wonder about this term, “Value based Care”. From the surgeon perspective, it has undeniably translated to “Do more for less”, which is a bad strategy unless you’re a Pharoah too. From a facilities perspective it’s good as with fixed payments, lowering costs and increased volumes produces revenues. Thus, the surgeon ASC owner incentivized to churn and burn but hopefully not burnout. Finally, the insurers, who it really doesn’t matter, as they own the playing field and governmental agencies setting rates and policies entirely. They just move the pieces around, guaranteeing heinous profits at the expense of a citizenry that, to them, pays more to be ill than healthy. Value here would be to invest in wellness and have capped profits as a healthy, financially sound country, unhampered by bloated and denying for profit insurers, is a more productive country. Lots to consider But let’s thank the Journal of Orthopaedic Experience & Innovation for providing a forum for open discussion of topics not typically found in traditional publications. Hey, don’t these “traditional” publishers make outlandish profits on the backs of researchers too? It’s a Mad Mad World, isn’t it? Guess it’s always been somewhat unfair. #followthebod #Bodsquad

Benjamin Schwartz, MD, MBA in The Journal of Orthopaedic Experience & Innovation. A combination of publishing that you must read! In this editorial, Dr. Schwartz thoroughly encompasses serious thoughts about the state of evidence-based medicine in orthopaedic surgery. From the article: "EBM is oft-referenced but rarely discussed in detail. The truth is that, in medicine, evidence is rarely as ironclad, definitive, or black and white as we pretend it is. … I’ll discuss why EBM often falls short, how we can evolve our approach to evidence-based treatment, and the need to balance science with experience." Read and reshare! https://lnkd.in/gGj46x4r