Certain qualities can help physicians decide whether patients are strong candidates for total hip and knee replacements in the outpatient setting, according to the Cleveland Clinic.
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The orthopedic- and spine-focused Oregon Surgical Institute in Beaverton will implement Zimmer Biomet's outpatient suite of technologies and patient engagement platform.
Robert DeMaagd, MD, and Thomas Matelic, MD, have performed almost a dozen outpatient joint replacement surgeries at Grand Rapids, Mich.-based Metro Health OAM Surgery Center since October 2017, the Grand Rapids Business Journal reports.
Syracuse, N.Y.-based Upstate University Hospital is now offering patients same-day total knee replacement surgery, Syracuse.com reports.
The FDA approved a supplemental new drug application for Pacira Pharmaceuticals' Exparel.
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Gainesville, Fla.-based The Orthopaedic Institute named new executive leadership.
Cyrus Ghavam, MD, will be Salem-based Hope Orthopedics of Oregon's newest provider.
A group of Newnan, Ga.-based orthopedic and anesthesia providers agreed to pay the federal government $3.2 million to settle allegations they were involved in a False Claims Act kickback scheme.
Appalachian Orthopedics surgeon Jason Brashear, MD, performed the first outpatient total hip replacement at Mountain Empire Surgery Center in Jackson City, Tenn.
Indianapolis-based OrthoIndy became the first hospital in Indiana to install the Mazor X Robotic Guidance System.