The 2025 annual meeting of the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons just concluded in Dallas, Texas. From October 23 through October 26, the 2025 AAHKS Annual Meeting celebrated 35 years of the annual event with four days packed with comprehensive educational sessions, networking opportunities, and research symposia. For such a high-profile event, we wanted to take a few moments to highlight some of the conference’s major moments.

2025 AAHKS Annual Meeting Award Winners

Three notable research papers were recognized during the 2025 AAHKS Annual Meeting for their work. The abstracts are available for viewing in the event’s PDF program. The conclusions of each were included below, for your convenience.

2025 AAHKS Surgical Techniques and Technologies Award

  • Wayne T. Hoskins, FRACS, PhD, and co-authors Charles Gusho, MD, Michael J. McAuliffe, FRACS, Chris Wall, MD, Qunyan Xu, MS and Kelly G. Vince, MD for “What is the Ideal Technique and Construct in Aseptic Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty.”
  • Conclusion: In aseptic RTKA, exchange of both femoral and tibial components with stems and cones/sleeves in the revision construct has the lowest re-revision and component loosening rates.

2025 James A. Rand MD, Young Investigator’s Award

  • Michael E. Neufeld, MD, MSc, FRCSC for “Synovial Metal Ions in ‘Nickel Free’ vs. Standard Cobalt-Chrome Containing Total Knee Replacement.”
  • Conclusion: Patients with hypoallergenic implants had intraarticular synovial Ni ion levels 3.6 times higher vs. standard implant controls, contesting the use of this hypoallergenic implant for Ni allergy/hypersensitivity. Conversely, the hypoallergenic implant had lower levels of synovial Co and Cr. [The] novel results reveal that definitive study on the subject matter is necessary.

2025 Clinical Research Award

  • Matthew S. Hepinstall, MD, FAAOS for “Maximizing Bearing Diameter Markedly Lowers Dislocations in Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty.”
  • Conclusion: Fully maximizing bearing diameter markedly reduced dislocation odds in primary fixed-bearing THA. The magnitude of this effect was substantially larger than for other variables under surgeon control.

Additionally, the 2025 AAHKS Diversity Award was awarded to Audrey K. Tsao, MD, and the 2025 AAHKS Humanitarian Award was awarded to Mark W. Woolf, MD. 

2025 AAHKS Annual Meeting Posters

More than 2,200 abstracts were submitted for the conference. According to the AAHKS, this is a record-breaking amount. Below, you can find the nine winning posters from the annual meeting.

For a complete look at the posters presented at the 2025 AAHKS Annual Meeting, the conference website features a searchable database where you can search by keyword(s), media type, and more. 

  • Revision TKA for Aseptic Failure After Two-Stage for PJI: High Rates of Reoperation and Reinfection
  • Powered Acetabular Extraction Reduces Force, Time, and Burden vs Manual Tools in Revision THA Model
  • Comparative Survivorship & Patient Satisfaction at Five Years in UKA vs TKA: A RCT
  • Safety of Povidone-Iodine in Iodine-Allergic Patients Undergoing Total Joint Arthroplasty
  • Creatine- and HMB-Enriched Protein Supplementation for Hip Fracture Recovery in Elderly Patients
  • Random NSQIP Predictor-Outcome Pairings Often Show Statistical Significance Without Clinical Meaning
  • Pretreatment with Vancomycin Prevents Staphylococcal Biofilm Formation on Marlex Mesh
  • The Shrinking Value of Septic Revision TKA: A 12-Years of Analysis of Physician Reimbursement Trends
  • Classification and Outcomes of 214 Periprosthetic Patellar Fractures in Primary TKA

Daily Event Recaps

For the first two days of the 2025 AAHKS Annual Meeting, the AAHKS posted event recap videos on its YouTube channel outlining major events for the day. Currently, they have videos for days one and two, October 23 and October 24 respectively. Videos for October 25 and October 26 are likely in the works.

Our recap represents just a sampling of everything that was available to attendees. For a full look at the 2025 AAHKS Annual Meeting, visit the official website. The 2026 AAHKS Annual Meeting is set for November 5 through November 8, 2026. 

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