The new American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery website allows for quick and easy transfer of continuing medical education credits earned from the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons courses by diplomats participating in the ABOS Maintenance of Certification, according to an AAOS press release.  

Brandon Bushnell, MD, vice-chairman of the department of orthopedics and sports medicine at Harbin Clinic in Rome, Ga., has received a subspecialty certificate in sports medicine from the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, according to a Rome News-Tribune report.

Blue Ridge Bone & Joint in Asheville, N.C., announced that Gordon I. Groh, MD, has been named to the Shoulder and Elbow Program Committee of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, an educational body of national and international orthopedic surgeons.

Researchers have discovered a possible link between rising cervical spine surgery costs and older patients, according to AAOS Now.

The American Joint Replacement Registry now includes 119 hospitals nationwide and more than 34,000 total joint replacement procedures.

Beaumont Health System in Royal Oak, Mich., recently joined the American Joint Replacement Registry, a not-for-profit national database of joint replacement procedures, according to a Royal Oak Patch report.

Kenneth Stephenson, MD, has been appointed to the board of trustees for Lubbock Christian University, according to an Avalanche-Journal report.

The Clinician Scholar Development Program, an annual event hosted by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Orthopaedic Research Society and Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation, turned 10 this year, according to an AAOS Now report.

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons has joined the Choose Wisely® campaign to promote appropriate medical decision making as well as use of healthcare resources, according to an AAOS Now report.

John R. Tongue, MD, president of the American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons, said the organization is pleased with the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 but urges elected officials to find a permanent solution to the Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate.