Outpatient shoulder arthroplasty patients with a history of peptic ulcers, psychoses or valvular disease may be at higher risk for return to care within two postoperative days, according to a Sept. 5 Healio article.
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Martin Coleman, MD, performed Newport News-based Coastal Virginia Surgery Center's first outpatient reverse shoulder replacement.
The global market for computer-assisted orthopedic surgery will grow at a steady rate of 5.5 percent over the next decade, according to a survey by market research firm Fact.MR.
Dr. Mark Leber at the Gateway Surgery Center in Phoenix performed left wrist surgery on 30-year-old Oakland Athletics outfielder Stephen Piscotty Aug. 27, according to MLB.com.
The first procedure using the new Conformis Identity Imprint knee replacement system was completed this week at the Stratham (N.H.) Ambulatory Surgical Center.
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From physician milestones to new services being added at ASCs, here are six recent updates on total joint replacements to know:
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TriStar Greenview Regional Hospital in Bowling Green, Ky., recently completed its 100th outpatient total joint replacement procedure, the Bowling Green Daily News reported Aug. 11.
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…