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.
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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.
Syracuse (N.Y.) Orthopedic Specialists will resume elective surgeries at Specialists' One-Day Surgery Center, after having to delay the procedures in March, LocalSyr.com reports.
Outpatient surgery centers are well-suited for a post-COVID-19 world, Thomas Vikoren, MD, told the Bucks County Courier Times.
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Grapevine-based North Texas Orthopedics & Spine Center recently resumed elective procedures after the state eased restrictions intended to conserve personal protective equipment.
Houston-based ASC Inov8 Surgical is resuming total knee replacements now that Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has eased restrictions on nonemergency procedures, according to a May 14 announcement.
Medical technology company DJO is giving new users six months of free access to its patient risk-assessment tool, OaraScore, according to a May 12 announcement.
A new paper in The Journal of Arthroplasty outlines six economic pillars required to successfully and sustainably restart elective orthopedic surgeries during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Vail-Summit Orthopaedics & Neurosurgery is the 2020 recipient of the American Alliance of Orthopaedic Executives' Practice of the Year Award, according to the Vail Daily.