Orthopedics / TJR

British-based medical manufacturing company Smith & Nephew's episode of care assurance program reduced hospital readmission rates by 97.3 percent for total joint arthroplasties.

New York is a changing market for outpatient surgery centers, and Syracuse.com reported a trend toward patients opting for outpatient orthopedic procedures, including joint replacements.

Evgeny Krynetskiy, MD, joined Seaside Surgery Center in Naples, Fla.

A new study published in the Journal of Arthroplasty examines total knee replacements in the outpatient setting for the Medicare population.

The Joint Commission re-certified Western Missouri Medical Center's orthopedic clinic in Warrensburg, according to the Daily-Star Journal.

The rate of small joint surgery for rheumatoid arthritis patients has declined since 1995, according to a retrospective medical review in Arthritis Care & Research. The rate of large joint surgery did not change.

A study, published in the Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma, ranked the quality and quantity of research produced by university-based orthopedic surgery residency programs in the U.S.

Chicago-based Illinois Bone & Joint Institute, the largest independent physician-owned orthopedic practice in the U.S., appointed William Robb III, MD, orthopedic director and chief medical officer.

Orthopedic Specialists & Sports Medicine in Newark, Ohio, now offers same-day appointments for acute bone, joint and musculoskeletal injuries and conditions.

Pediatric orthopedic company WishBone Medical selected Andrew Miclot as the company's next president.