Orthopedics / TJR

Alexandria, Minn.-based Heartland Orthopedic Specialists performed its 5,000th joint replacement procedure since September 2008, Echo Press reports.

Hip arthroscopy is a safe, effective procedure to treat hip pain. This surgery is used to diagnose problems that otherwise may damage the labrum, articular cartilage or other soft tissues in the hip joint.

While private equity investments have historically focused on recapitalizations in hospital-based practices such as anesthesiology and ophthalmology, Foley & Lardner partner Roger D. Strode anticipates a future wave of orthopedic practice acquisitions. 

Amy and David Krohn have committed to donating $6 million to Weston-based Cleveland Clinic Florida, the Sun Sentinel reports.

Space Coast Daily profiled Melbourne, Fla.-based First Choice Medical Group's Kenneth Sands, MD, for his work with outpatient total knee replacements.

Since Madison (Miss.) Physician Surgery Center launched its outpatient total joint program in 2015, physicians at the ASC have taken on more than 800 cases. Arthroplasty surgeon Jeff Almand, MD, performed 300 cases at the center in 2017 alone.

Opportunity and Momentum for ASCs The momentum for the migration of total joint surgeries from the hospital inpatient setting to the hospital outpatient setting and the ASC setting has been favorably impacted by technological advances, surgical techniques, increased effectiveness in…

Total joint replacements are increasingly moving to the outpatient setting.

Philadelphia-based Rothman Institute Founder Richard Rothman, MD, 81, performed his last surgery May 16, putting a 50-year surgical career to rest, Philly.com reports.

The SwiftPath Program rolled out a certification for ASCs that adopt and adhere to the standards it developed for safe, reliable outpatient hip and knee replacements.