Orthopaedic Medical Group of Tampa Bay broke ground on a 37,000-square-foot medical complex with an ASC in Fish Hawk, Fla., according to an April 21 release.
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Patients with preexisting mental illnesses undergoing outpatient total joint replacements had an increased risk of adverse outcomes when compared to inpatient joint replacements, researchers from Charlottesville-based University of Virginia found.
Anterior hip replacements are increasing in popularity as a less invasive procedure than traditional open hip surgeries, according to a report in The Philadelphia Inquirer.
East Providence, R.I.-based East Bay Surgery Center has recorded more than 300 total joint replacements since it opened in 2019.
From one ASC's 4,000th total joint replacement to another's first three-level lumbar fusion, here are six milestones in outpatient spine and orthopedic surgery so far this year:
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P. Brodie Wood, MD, told Thurston Talk his total joint replacement practice in Olympia, Wash., shifted largely outpatient during the pandemic.
Natick, Mass.-based New England Surgical Suites announced the completion of the center's first total shoulder replacement.
Patients from lower socioeconomic backgrounds and patients from racial minorities were less likely to have a total joint replacement, according to a study published March 5 in The Journal of Arthroplasty.
Raghu Reddy, administrator at Cumberland-based SurgCenter of Western Maryland, spoke about payers' evolving attitudes toward spine and orthopedic surgery during Becker's Orthopedic, Spine + ASC Virtual Event on March 18 in the session "The Next 18 months: What to Expect…
While the number of orthopedic procedures — particularly knee and hip replacements — being performed in ASCs continues to grow, this rapid growth creates operational and administrative challenges.