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Six orthopedic surgeons on state of the ASC industry:

Paul Thomas, MD, performed the first surgery at Franklin-based Bone and Joint Institute of Tennessee's new surgery center Feb. 6, according to practice CEO Darren Harris. 

OrthoVirginia's David Novak, MD, performed Northern Virginia's first navigated shoulder replacement, according to Evan Fowler, a sales representative for Exactech, Trimed and Axogen.

ASCs across the U.S. are adding orthopedics and total joint replacement programs as more cases are migrating to the outpatient setting. The first step is developing programs with great outcomes to serve patients; the next goal is for the total…

The Orthopaedic Surgery Center in Youngstown, Ohio, is now offering total hip replacements as well as total and partial knee replacements with Stryker's Mako robotic system.

Five orthopedic surgeons shared their thoughts on key trends with Becker's ASC Review:

MSA Orthopedics in Albany, Ga., is now using the SwiftPath care management method for outpatient total hip and knee replacements.

Veronica Diaz, MD, is the medical director of orthopedics at Boca Raton, Fla.-based healthcare software company Modernizing Medicine. Here, she shares her thoughts on outpatient orthopedics, private equity and the ASC industry.

Three orthopedic ASCs opened or announced in January:

W. Randall Schultz, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at Texas Orthopedics in Austin. Here, he shares his thoughts on outpatient orthopedics.