Orthopedics / TJR

Total knee arthroplasty patients are getting younger, which coincides with rising rates of revision procedures, according to a study published in the Journal of Arthroplasty.

White Fence Surgical Suites in New Albany, Ohio, has performed thousands of outpatient joint replacement surgeries since its inception in 2013 and continues to grow its program.

Riverside Surgical Center of Rutherford (N.J.) launched its total joint replacement program, Surgical Care Affiliates announced Oct. 26.

  Vestavia Hills, Ala.-based Swaid Clinic is now offering same-day hip replacements, according to an Oct. 25 report from WBRC6.

  A $3.5 million donation from philanthropist Marina Kellen French and the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation will support research for total knee replacement procedures, according to an Oct. 26 press release.

  A study published Oct. 22 in the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons found patients with advanced osteoarthritis who had a total joint replacement saw a lower risk of falls.

Surgeons at the Orthopaedic Surgery Center in Youngstown, Ohio, completed their 500th outpatient total joint replacement Oct. 22.

  A surgeon at Jackson, Tenn.-based Physicians Surgery Center performed the first knee replacement in the U.S. using a custom-made Episealer implant, according to an Oct. 5 press release.

ASCs will perform an estimated 68 percent of orthopedic surgeries by the mid-2020s, according to Research and Markets' "2020 Ambulatory Surgery Center Market Report" published Oct 21.

  A new total joint reconstruction surgeon recently joined Philadelphia-based Rothman Orthopaedic Institute's upcoming Florida practice, according to an Oct. 20 statement.