If you’re planning to attend the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons’ annual meeting in Las Vegas, March 7-11, don’t miss these presentations involving Cleveland Clinic experts:

Tuesday, March 7

Poster Session 1: Adult Reconstruction Hip
7 a.m.-5 p.m. | Academy Hall, Venetian Ballroom E
Preoperative Veteran RAND-12 Mental Composite Score of >60 Associated with Increased Likelihood of Patient Satisfaction After Total Hip Arthroplasty
Ahmed Emara, MD; Pedro J. Rullan, MD; Daniel Grits, BS; Alison K. Klika, MS; Trevor G. Murray, MD; Carlos A. Higuera Rueda, MD; Viktor Erik Krebs, MD; Robert M. Molloy, MD; Nicolas S. Piuzzi, MD

The Incidence of All-Cause Mortality After Contemporary Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Meta-Analysis of 3,297,363 Cases
Oguz A. Turan; Xuankang (kong) Pan, BS; Kyle Kunze, MD; Pedro J. Rullan, MD; Ahmed Emara, MD; Michael R. Bloomfield, MD; Viktor Erik Krebs, MD; Nicolas S. Piuzzi, MD

A Longitudinal Analysis of Weight Changes Before and After Total Hip Arthroplasty: Weight Trends and Patterns
Pedro J. Rullan, MD; Precious C. Oyem, BA; Alison K. Klika, MS; John McLaughlin, DO; Viktor Erik Krebs, MD; Trevor G. Murray, MD; Robert M. Molloy, MD; Nicolas S. Piuzzi, MD

Poster Session 1: Adult Reconstruction Knee
7 a.m.-5 p.m. | Academy Hall, Venetian Ballroom E
Intra-incisional Pin Placement Is Safe for Robotic-Assisted Total Knee Arthroplasty
Michael A. Stetzer, BS; James Bircher, DO; Alison K. Klika, MS; Pedro J. Rullan, MD; Michael R. Bloomfield, MD; Viktor Erik Krebs, MD; Robert M. Molloy, MD; Nicolas S. Piuzzi, MD

Thirty-Day Readmissions Following Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA): Findings from a Comprehensive 5-Year Analysis of the Frequency, Causes and Patterns of TKA Readmissions
Nicholas Sauder, BA; Pedro J. Rullan, MD; Ahmed Emara, MD; Melissa N. Orr, BS; Alison K. Klika, MS; Jonathan L. Schaffer, MD; Robert M. Molloy, MD; Viktor Erik Krebs, MD; Nicolas S. Piuzzi, MD

How Do Mortality Rates Following Total Knee Arthroplasty Vary Worldwide? A Meta-Analysis of 6,051,261 Patients from 17 Countries
Xuankang (kong) Pan, BS; Oguz A. Turan; Pedro J. Rullan, MD; Hannah Simmons; Ahmed Emara, MD; John McLaughlin, DO; Trevor G. Murray, MD; Nicolas S. Piuzzi, MD

Wednesday, March 8

Paper Presentation: Adult Reconstruction Knee
8:10-8:15 a.m. | Room 4303
Do Patient-Reported Outcome Measures Change with Different Polyethylene Design and Thicknesses in Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty? A Prospective Cohort Analysis from a Tertiary Academic Center
Ahmed Emara, MD; Ahmed Siddiqi, DO, MBA; Pedro J. Rullan, MD; Alison K. Klika, MS; Carlos A. Higuera Rueda, MD; Jonathan L. Schaffer, MD; Viktor Erik Krebs, MD; Robert M. Molloy, MD; Nicolas S. Piuzzi, MD

Paper Presentation: Adult Reconstruction Hip
12:05-12:10 p.m. | Room 4303
How to Raise the Bar in the Capture of Patient-Reported Outcome Measures in Total Hip Arthroplasty? Current Results from Active and Passive Follow-Up Measures
Pedro J. Rullan, MD; Chao Zhang, MS; Yuxuan Jin; Ahmed Emara, MD; Alison K. Klika, MS; Carlos A. Higuera Rueda, MD; Robert M. Molloy, MD; Viktor Erik Krebs, MD; Nicolas S. Piuzzi, MD

Symposium
11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. | Room 2303
How to Use Patient-Reported Outcome Measures to Guide Decision Making in Total Knee Arthroplasty
Nicolas S. Piuzzi, MD

Thursday, March 9

Poster Session 2: Adult Reconstruction Hip
7 a.m.-5 p.m. | Academy Hall, Venetian Ballroom E
Inflammatory and Coagulopathic Etiologies of Femoral Head Avascular Necrosis Are Associated with Highest Mortality, Worst Pain and Function After Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty Compared to Other Pathogeneses
Ahmed Emara, MD; Hannah Simmons; Precious C. Oyem, BA; Mitchell Kai-Sem Ng, MD; Trevor G. Murray, MD; Viktor Erik Krebs, MD; Robert M. Molloy, MD; Nicolas S. Piuzzi, MD

What Are the Causes, Costs and Risk Factors for Emergency Department Visits Following Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty? An Analysis of 1,018,772 Patients
Mitchell Kai-Sem Ng, MD; Aaron Lam, MD; Keith Diamond, MD; Nicolas S. Piuzzi, MD; Martin W. Roche, MD; Orry Erez, MD; Jason Wong, MD; Michael A. Mont, MD

How to Determine the Orthopaedic Surgeon Workforce in the United States: An Analysis Based on Projected Volume in Primary Total Joint Arthroplasty from 2020 to 2050
Matthew E. Deren, MD; Pedro J. Rullan, MD; Guangjin Zhou; Ahmed Emara, MD; Alison K. Klika, MS; Siran Koroukian, PhD; Wael K. Barsoum, MD; Nicolas S. Piuzzi, MD

Poster Session 2: Adult Reconstruction Knee
7 a.m.-5 p.m. | Academy Hall, Venetian Ballroom E
Combined Debridement, Antibiotics and Implant Retention, and PhotothermAA Gel Decreases Implant Biofilm Burden and Soft Tissue Infection in a Rabbit Model of Periprosthetic Joint Infection: A Pilot Study
Anabelle Visperas, PhD; Nicolas S. Piuzzi, MD; Nathalie B. Milbrandt; Pedro J. Rullan, MD; Yu Hsin Tsai; Zhifei Ye, PhD; Alison K. Klika, MS; Anna Cristina Samia, PhD; Carlos A. Higuera Rueda, MD

Polymicrobial Periprosthetic Joint Infection Failures: Reinfection or Persistence?
Emanuele Chisari, MD; Leanne Ludwick, BS; Nicolas S. Piuzzi, MD; Craig J. Della Valle, MD; Carlos A. Higuera Rueda, MD; Javad Parvizi, MD

How to Raise the Bar in the Capture of Patient Reported Outcome Measures in Total Knee Arthroplasty? Current Results from Active and Passive Follow-up Measures
Pedro J. Rullan, MD; Chao Zhang, MS; Yuxuan Jin; Ahmed Emara, MD; Alison K. Klika, MS; Carlos A. Higuera Rueda, MD; Robert M. Molloy, MD; Viktor Erik Krebs, MD; Nicolas S. Piuzzi, MD

Paper Presentation: Adult Reconstruction Knee
8:50-8:55 a.m. | Room 4103
Early Aseptic Revisions Have a Negative Impact on Patient-Reported Outcomes After Total Knee Arthroplasty
Tejbir S. Pannu, MD, MS; Jesus M. Villa, MD; Matan Ozery; Yuxuan Jin; Nicolas S. Piuzzi, MD; Preetesh D. Patel, MD; Carlos A. Higuera Rueda, MD

Symposium
8-9:30 a.m. | Room 2105
Current Evidence on the Use of Orthobiologics — What Is Myth and What Is Reality? (Presented in Spanish)
Nicolas S. Piuzzi, MD

Paper Presentation: Adult Reconstruction Hip
11:20-11:25 a.m. | Room 4303
What Are the Postoperative Patient-Reported Pain and Function Levels that Translate into a Patient-Acceptable Symptomatic State After Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty? An Analysis of 4,184 Patients from a Tertiary Academic Center
Ahmed Emara, MD; Pedro J. Rullan, MD; Yuxuan Jin; Melissa N. Orr, BS; Alison K. Klika, MS; Trevor G. Murray, MD; Viktor Erik Krebs, MD; Robert M. Molloy, MD; Nicolas S. Piuzzi, MD

Friday, March 10

Case Presentation
8-9:30 a.m. | Room 3101
Hip and Knee Arthroplasty
(Presented in Spanish)
Nicolas S. Piuzzi, MD

Paper Presentation: Adult Reconstruction Knee
11:30-11:35 a.m. | Venetian Ballroom G
The 2018 ICM Definition of Periprosthetic Hip and Knee Infection Has Limited Value in Determining the Outcome of Reimplantation in Two-Stage Revision
Tejbir S. Pannu, MD, MS; Jesus M. Villa, MD; Nicolas S. Piuzzi, MD; Aldo M. Riesgo, MD; Carlos A. Higuera Rueda, MD

Paper Presentation: Adult Reconstruction Hip
2:20-2:25 p.m. | Venetian Ballroom G
Thirty-Day Readmissions Following Total Hip Arthroplasty (THA): Findings from a Comprehensive 5-Year Analysis of the Frequency, Causes and Patterns of THA Readmissions
Pedro J. Rullan, MD; Nicholas Sauder, BA; Ahmed Emara, MD; Melissa N. Orr, BS; Alison K. Klika, MS; Kim L. Stearns, MD; Robert M. Molloy, MD; Viktor Erik Krebs, MD; Nicolas S. Piuzzi, MD

Saturday, March 11

AANA/BA Specialty Society Program
10:13-10:23 a.m. | Room 4303
The New/Emerging Blood-Based Formulations Beyond PRP
Nicolas S. Piuzzi, MD