News & Events
Dr. Della Valle Featured in U.S. News & World Report
Dr. Della Valle is featured in a new article in U.S. News & World Report. Entitled, “A New Hip or Knee Can Do a Marriage Good, Study Finds”, the article discusses the mobility and pain relief hip and knee surgeries provide.
Dr. Della Valle is quoted saying, “When you have pain every step that you take and you can’t put on your shoes and socks, and you can’t put on your pants by yourself and you’re struggling, it gives people this feeling of helplessness and they’re not under their own control and they get ornery. Not only does it hurt for some people with every step they take, there are some who have pain at rest as well.”
Dr. Della Valle on NovApproach Spine’s OrthoChallenge Selection Panel
NovApproach Spine’s CEO Raymond Cloutier is asking for surgeons, physical therapists and engineers to submit innovative products and services to better support these patients during this challenging time and reduce their risk for COVID-19. Dr. Della Valle is a part of the selection panel.
Learn more at Orthopedics This Week: https://ryortho.com/breaking/are-you-up-for-an-orthochallenge-to-kick-covid-19s-a/
Telemedicine Allows Patients with Joint Pain to Receive Treatment Now
If you suffer from joint pain and are practicing social distancing, you don’t have to wait for an expert evaluation. While COVID-19 has altered how some healthcare is delivered right now, telemedicine has emerged as a convenient way to deliver excellent care.
Take Art Pech for example.
At 45, Pech was concerned about the knee pain keeping him from doing some of his favorite activities, including running, using elliptical equipment and rowing. He had scheduled an in-person appointment with Dr. Craig Della Valle, a joint replacement specialist at Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush, which was converted to a telemedicine appointment after the corona virus social distancing recommendations were announced. On the same date and time as his original appointment, but via computer screen, they discussed Pech’s imaging and his eventual treatment options, including a full or partial knee replacement.
Dr. Della Valle Featured in Latest AAHKS Amplified Podcast
Dr. Della Valle is featured in the latest AAHKS Amplified podcast. He and Charles P. Hannon, MD discuss opioid tablets that were unused by patients following total joint arthroplasty. They found that by educating patients about disposal before surgery and sending reminders after surgery, more complied.
Dr. Della Valle Quoted in OrthoSpineNews
Dr. Della Valle is quoted in a new article in OrthoSpineNews on the topic of insurance coding and reimbursement concerns, “High-volume total hip and knee surgeries are being placed on a ‘potentially misvalued codes list’ and I would say roughly half of our total joint colleagues are in the dark about this situation. The implications are grave as we are looking not only at big cuts in reimbursement, but the work units of one of the most successful operations in orthopedics are being devalued. We may end up in a situation where the reimbursement drops so low that many surgeons say, ‘This isn’t worth it. I quit.’ The highest volume surgeons are still going to do these surgeries, but not those who only do them occasionally—and with the aging population we cannot afford to lose any total joint surgeons. We must preserve the value of these codes.”
Read the full article at https://www.orthospinenews.com/2019/10/22/50-of-total-joint-surgeons-in-the-dark-about-ruc-codes-controversy/
Dr. Della Valle Recognized by Arthritis Foundation
Dr. Della Valle, Immediate Past President of the American Association of Hip & Knee Surgerons, received the Rowland W Chang, MD, MPH Award of Excellence at the Arthritis Foundation Freedom of Movement Gala in Chicago last weekend. Dr. Della Valle was recognized for his years of commitment to the Arthritis Foundation and its mission to fight and find a cure for arthritis. “I could not think of anyone more deserving of this award than Craig. He has an intellectual curiosity, drive and passion that is unparalleled. We are fortunate to have him as a part of our community, and I am excited to see where he will continue to lead us into the future,” said Denis Nam, MD, MSc, AAHKS member and Arthritis Foundation Board member who presented Dr. Della Valle with the award.
Dr. Della Valle’s Study on Opioid Pill Prescriptions featured in Orthopedics This Week
Dr. Della Valle is the co-author of a new study entitled, “Who is prescribing opioids preoperatively? A survey of new patients presenting to tertiary care adult reconstruction clinics”. The study looks at the opioid prescription patterns for 461 consecutive new patients with painful and possibly arthritic hips or knees.
Orthopedics This Week has published an article about the study. Dr. Della Valle is quoted in the article, “Over the past several years we have had many patients come in after surgery and say they did not use all of their pills and they did not know what to do with the pills they had leftover. Thus, we decided to do a study to see if we can send patients home with fewer pills while still adequately controlling their pain.”
Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush Article on Two Recent Opioid Studies
Learn more about two recent studies examining the use of opioids that Dr. Della Valle was involved with on the Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush web site at https://www.rushortho.com/news/recent-studies-examine-use-of-opioids
Dr. Della Valle at the ISHKS in Bangalore, India
Dr. Della Valle was invited to speak at the Indian Society of Hip and Knee Surgery in Bangalore, India, from April 12-14, 2019.
From Dr. Della Valle:
“I Had the great pleasure of traveling to India along with AAHKS past president Bill Jiranek to present at the Indian Society of Hip and Knee Surgery which was attended by approximately 400 surgeons who specialize in hip and knee surgery. Over three days I engaged in approximately 10 lecturers ranging from primary to revision hip and knee arthroplasty. The hospitality was incredible and the scientific content of the meeting impressive. It was an honor to be a part of their meeting and to share our work and experiences with them!”
Click here for an article on the meeting from AAHKS. To learn more about the ISHKS, visit ishks.com.
Dr. Della Valle’s Study wins MAOA Poster Award
Dr. Della Valle’s study entitled “A Multi-center Randomized Clinical Trial of Tranexamic Acid in Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty: Does the Dosing Regimen Matter?” was selected as one of two posters to win the Poster Award at the 2019 Mid-America Orthopaedic Association annual meeting.
For more information on MAOA, please visit www.maoa.org.
