Orthopedics / TJR

Continuous Passive Motion devices (CPMs) were first used in the hospital setting to promote range of motion, pain control and mobility immediately following a Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA) procedure. Over time, the use of CPMs shifted from the hospital setting…

During the coronavirus pandemic, many orthopedic practices and ASCs temporarily halted elective procedures and transitioned to telemedicine for weeks, or months, until it was safe to resume procedures.

COVID-19 has ushered in long-lasting changes in healthcare, according to Benjamin Domb, MD, founder and medical director of the American Hip Institute & Orthopedic Specialists in Des Plaines, Ill.

The most common specialties for multispecialty Medicare-certified ASCs are orthopedics and pain management, according to data from CMS.

United Hospital Center in Bridgeport, W.Va., was designated a Blue Distinction Center for knee and hip replacements, according to local NBC outlet 12 WBOY.

Here are 10 things to know about orthopedics and orthopedic surgery in ASCs.

Several surgeons from independent practices in Erie County, N.Y., signed hospital agreements while awaiting state clearance to reopen their facilities, according to the Buffalo Business Journal.

The anterior and posterior incision approaches to total hip replacement deliver equivalent outcomes, according to a study of patients treated at New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery.

Before COVID-19 drastically altered day-to-day life in the U.S., a different crisis was center stage. It was one of the country’s most significant public health issues of the last decade, linked to an estimated 72,000 deaths in 2017 alone.

As an independent orthopedic surgical practice with a more than 40-year history in Illinois, Elgin-based Midwest Bone & Joint Institute weathered the COVID-19 pandemic without having to lay off or furlough a single staff member.