Orthopedics / TJR

Southaven, Miss.-based OrthoSouth Surgery Center physician Andrew Wodowski, MD, performed the area's first robot-assisted total knee replacement, DeSoto County News said Dec. 14.

Over the past several years, patients have become more aware of high inpatient treatment costs, the risk of hospital infections, and the availability of reputable outpatient surgery centers.

Keith Reinhardt, MD, chief of joint reconstruction at South Shore University Hospital,  performed Long Island's first robotic total joint replacement procedure in a freestanding ASC at South Shore Surgery Center in Bay Shore, N.Y.

Cloud-based software company Mytonomy has launched a platform to optimize outcomes for total joint replacement surgeries, the company said Dec. 8.

Stryker's orthopedic sales grew 16.1 percent in the third quarter, hitting $1.5 billion, and the company sees ASCs as a key area for growth.

The ASC market is estimated to be worth between $30 billion and $40 billion, with the projected shift in musculoskeletal and cardiac care to the outpatient setting to spark further growth in the coming years, according to a report from…

Orthopedics represents a key growth opportunity for ASCs as payers and patients continue to push procedures, such as hip and knee replacements, out of the hospital to the ambulatory environment, where they can be performed at a lower cost.

Effingham (Ill.) Ambulatory Surgery Center has launched an outpatient total joint replacement program, making it the only freestanding facility to offer this service within 60 miles of the city, according to Effingham Radio.

Hip and knee replacements rose 18.3 percent year over year, according to the American Joint Replacement Registry's 2021 annual report. For ASCs, the growth was even greater.

Monroeville (Pa.) Surgery Center, a member of Pittsburgh-based Allegheny Health Network, is the first standalone ASC in the Pittsburgh area to offer knee replacement surgery, the network said.