Orthopedics / TJR

Bertrand Kaper, MD, recently completed his 1,000th total knee replacement using Smith+Nephew's CORI surgical system.

In the face of an increasingly complex global pandemic and constantly evolving healthcare cost structures, one thing has become abundantly clear for orthopedic surgeons in the United States: total joint replacement procedures can be performed effectively in the Ambulatory Surgery…

The base salary for orthopedic surgeons dropped 13 percent in the past year, according to the Merritt Hawkins 2021 Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruiting Incentives, released Aug. 9.

About 1 million total joint replacements are performed in the U.S. each year, and that number is expected to more than double by 2030.

A recent study examining total ankle arthroplasty procedures at an ASC showed the procedure could safely be performed in an outpatient setting.

Kevin Lobo, chair and CEO of Stryker, is surprised at how interested ASCs have been in Mako, the company's robotic technology for knee surgery.

Orthopedic Associates in St. Louis is offering same-day hip, knee and shoulder replacements, the orthopedic care provider said July 27.

For the family-run Shields Health Care Group, treating patients like family is embedded in every step of their total joint program. 

Here are 10 total joint ASC physicians to know:

From practices debuting outpatient joint replacements to the adoption of new technology, here are eight updates on orthopedics in ASCs: