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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.

Here are 10 physicians who perform outpatient total joint replacements:

North Florida Surgery Center in Pensacola launched the first outpatient total joint replacement program in Escambia County in July, and it has reported impressive results after collecting 90-day outcomes from its patients.

Here are 10 physicians who perform outpatient total joint replacements: