Overview:
AAHKS’s spring meeting will be held May 1-3, 2025, in Scottsdale, Arizona. Each spring the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (AAHKS) offers arthroplasty surgeons a more intimate meeting to get their most burning questions answered by world class experts. This year’s spring meeting will be held May 1-3, 2025, in Scottsdale, Arizona. Jonathan Vigdorchik, M.D., program chair and hip and knee surgeon with the Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) in New York talked with
Orthopedics This Week about what surgeons can expect this year. The theme for 2025 is “Restoring Lives, One Step At A Time.” The case-based meeting is designed to provide hands-on learning that surgeons can bring back to their practice and implement immediately. The faculty are all experts in the field of arthroplasty, and plenty of time is allotted for interaction with them, Vigdorchik said. He added, “The spring meeting takes all the best features of the annual meeting and offers them in a more intimate setting. The spring meeting is capped at 250 surgeons.” One of the unique features of the spring meeting, he said, is the “Quick Hitters” sessions where faculty present one slide or video on their contributions to the field of arthroplasty. Also, during the meeting, the recipients of The Foundation for Arthroplasty Research and Education (FARE) Grant will be announced. They will receive up to $50,000 for studies conducted in North America. He added that besides focusing on the latest cutting-edge technology in the field of arthroplasty, they will also be offering sessions on how to improve surgical techniques without technology because about 80% of surgeons still don’t use it. When asked how attendees can make the most of their time at the meeting, he advised, “Bring your complex cases to get feedback from experts. Think about the challenges and voids in your practice so you can be better prepared for what you want to learn at the meeting. Be engaged and ask questions.” The agenda includes: Alignment in 2025: More than Just the Coronal Plane, Cementless Fixation: What Matters Most?, Why I Think a Tourniquet Should Not Be Used for Most Knees, Avoiding Patellar Resurfacing, and How and Why I Try to “Save the Kneecap”. The agenda includes Irrigation Solutions: What Should I Use?, Debridement with Antibiotics and Implant Retention: Single vs. Double, Single-Stage Exchange: Practical Tips to Improve Efficiency, Two-Stage Exchange: Surgical Tips for Success, Destination Spacer: The Worst of Both Worlds? The agenda includes Direct Anterior, Posterior, Superior Transverse Atraumatic Reconstruction (STAR)/Sparing Piriformis and Internus, Repair Externus (SPAIRE), Extensile Approach – Direct Anterior and Extensile Approach – Posterior. The agenda includes Hybrid Fixation vs. Short Cemented Stem, Tibial Metaphyseal Fixation, Femoral Metaphyseal Fixation: How and When I Utilize It in My Revisions, Open Reduction Internal Fixation vs. Distal Femoral Replacement for Distal Femur Periprosthetic Fractures, Tips and Tricks for a Durable Distal Femur Replacement Fixation and Patellofemoral Tracking. Throughout the meeting there will also be Ask the Experts sessions where the faculty will present complex cases for discussion and breakout sessions for more intimate discussions. The 2025 AAHKS Spring Meeting co-chairs are Gregory G. Polkowski II, M.D., MSc, the Education and Communications Council Chair, James A. Browne, M.D., Education and Communications Council Vice Chair and James I. Huddleston III, M.D., Immediate Past President. Faculty will include Michael Meneghini, M.D., Kevin B. Fricka, M.D., Ran Schwarzkopf, M.D., MSc, Charles P. Hannon, M.D., MBA, Brett Levine, M.D., MS, Nicholas A. Bedard, M.D., Craig R. Mahoney, M.D. and Brian P. Chalmers, M.D. For more information about the meeting, visit
AAHKS Spring Meeting | AAHKS .
