Orthopedics / TJR

Total joint replacements are becoming more common in the outpatient surgery center as technology advances, pain management improves and organizations build an infrastructure around recovering at home.

The Surgery Center Cedar Rapids (Iowa) now offers hip and knee replacements using device manufacturer Stryker's Mako SmartRobotics system, CBS affiliate KGAN reported May 29.

The average cost of six total joint replacements have changed by thousands of dollars between 2018 and 2024.

St. Louis-based Orthopedic Associates' Des Peres Square Surgery Center has completed its 1,000th total joint replacement. 

Indianapolis-based OrthoIndy and Mishawaka, Ind.-based Franciscan Health have broken ground on an ASC in West Lafayette, Ind., according to a May 15 report from the Herald Journal. 

Valued-based care has become a household name in healthcare. 

Here are five orthopedic ASCs that have made headlines recently:

As several different physician specialties, including orthopedics, continue to move to the ASC setting, there are several considerations that executives and physicians need to make when deciding whether or not to open an ASC, according to an April 16 article…

Healthgrades recently released its rankings for the best hospitals in the U.S. for joint replacements, including nine in New York. 

Here are eight private equity giants that have a hand in the orthopedic industry and their affiliated platforms: