The American Medical Association makes code and guideline changes to the Current Procedural Terminology Manual each year. This article previews changes to the musculoskeletal and nervous-system ...

The John A. Feagin Jr. Sports Medicine Fellowship at West Point, the only Department of Defense–funded orthopaedic sports medicine fellowship, embodies the academy’s ethos of “every cadet an athlete.” ...

Major Extremity Trauma Research Consortium (METRC) is now a collaboration of 90 centers, enrolling more than 24,000 patients in 35 multicenter studies, publishing more than 90 impactful peer-reviewed ...

Figure 1: AP and frog-leg lateral radiographs demonstrate a geographic well-defined lucent medullary bone lesion with incomplete marginal sclerosis (grade IB) and mild endosteal scalloping without ...

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) issued an updated Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG) for the Management of Rotator Cuff Injuries, replacing the previous guideline from 2019. The ...

Committee representing all specialties develops Global Service Data, manages new and revised codes ...

The AAOS Expert Witness Course offers in-depth training to enhance clinical and legal skills ...

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 volume of total shoulder arthroplasty has increased substantially over the past several decades. As the operation continues to modernize, the utilization of navigation continues to expand.

Codes are available to report evaluation and management services for consultations provided to a treating physician or other qualified health profession (QHP), performed by another specialized QHP ...

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

Editor’s note: The Final Cut is a recurring editorial series written by a member of the AAOS Now Editorial Board. The March/April issue of AAOS Now featured several articles about the aging ...