OrthoTwiter

Curated account concerning all things Orthopaedics. The views expressed here are in fact facts and thus should be the views of your employer #bones4life

[AAOS @AAOS1]

"You don't pick trauma surgery, she calls you."

On the AAOS Career Podcast, Drs. Lutnick and Lundy discuss the importance of generalized training and why PGY-3 is the sweet spot for subspecialty direction.

Watch now: https://t.co/Qx6mdm9U9X

@Jacobs_Med_UB
@mystlukes
@otatrauma

[OrthoTwiter @OrthoTwiter]

@jointdocShields @AAOS1 Hand up!

[Adam Bruggeman, MD @DrBruggeman]

Dr Liss nails it. He has seen every type of practice in his career. He doesn’t stand to make any money from these changes. He just wants to see patients get the best care possible. This is a win for everyone but the big healthcare systems. Let’s work together to make it happen!

[AAOS @AAOS1]

You called us out on ICLs. And we appreciate that. 😅

Watch why ICLs are now included with your #AAOS2026 registration.

[John Asghar MD @JahangirAsgha10]

This is true…

Independent physicians are classified as individual businesses under the Sherman Antitrust Act. That means if we join together to negotiate payment rates with insurers, it’s legally considered “price-fixing.” The only physicians who can collectively bargain are those who are actual employees of a hospital or health system, because labor law applies to employees but not to independent contractors or small businesses.

The irony is obvious: insurers and hospital systems can consolidate, negotiate as giant blocs, and exert market power across entire regions, but the people delivering the care are barred from doing the same. That’s a major reason physician autonomy has collapsed and why independent practice keeps getting pushed out of the market.

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[John Shields, MD, FAAOS @jointdocShields]

CMS recently finalized its CY 2026 rule for the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) and will be detrimental to surgeon compensation, placing a 2.5% reduction. Tell your representatives to stop this “efficiency adjustment” cut to Medicare Payment https://t.co/duYtiM2DQY
@AAOS1

[OrthoTwiter @OrthoTwiter]

@InvictaOrtho I’ve always wondered why it isn’t on OSHA violation to not provide lead like this for female surgeons and staff?!

[Harris Ahmed @drharrislakers]

Nurses With Doctorates Cannot Tell Patients They’re Doctors

Huge win for patient safety, from a federal court

⁦@pppforpatients⁩ ⁦@drdanchoi⁩ https://t.co/Fw3lYaiQqE

[Robert Berry, DO @txsportsdoc]

Been saying this for a few years. Knee replacements paid orthos 2.5x current rate in 1990s but cost of running medical practice is at least 2.5x what it was in early 1990s. The math doesn’t math unless your a hospital. Why don’t doctors take a stand and do something? Why have we accepted this?

[OrthoTwiter @OrthoTwiter]

@Davembmd I’ve used that exact line!

[Steven Bennett @DrB2125]

8 years ago I set out with a goal to become an orthopedic surgeon because of the injuries I went through. I remember when my teammates asked me to get up during the game when I couldn’t. I remember the moments alone on the weekend rehabbing.

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[NEJM @NEJM]

Our partnership with @DGlaucomflecken continues as he summarizes new research into fracture prevention with infrequent zoledronate in women 50 to 60 years of age. Access the article for free: https://t.co/EX8JHPpNPC

[John Shields, MD, FAAOS @jointdocShields]

Congrats to all Orthopaedic Surgery residents matching today for fellowship!!!

[OrthoTwiter @OrthoTwiter]

@WildTurkey1919 @DGlaucomflecken Flip rooms, no down times between cases.

Do you find 150 incidental findings per day?

More likely you find about the number of cases I do a day (around 10-12). And I explain my findings to each family. Why can’t you do the same?

[OrthoTwiter @OrthoTwiter]

@jointdocShields I see the future!

[Heath Veuleman @HeathVeuleman]

This is obscene.

Here’s a fun little factoid:

Since the inception of Medicare (1960) - our healthcare spend has increased 17,900%

But physician reimbursement - since 1960 - has DECREASED by 26% (inflation adjusted).

Read that again.

Yes, that’s correct. You read it right.

It’s all a game - and physicians are just the pawns.

[Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D. @RepGregMurphy]

Medicare Advantage plans got a 5 % raise today. Yet the Doctors, who are the ones who actually care for the patients GET CUT every year. This is RIDICULOUS. https://t.co/D8Xk8tc0mC

[Device Nation @DeviceNation]

Having a trunk sale #orthotwitter! 😂

[Melissa Erickson, MD, MBA @drericksonspine]

Great X-ray techs are worth their weight in gold
#orthopaedicsurgery