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Healthgrades released its 2024 Outpatient Orthopedic Surgery Excellence Award, which recognizes hospitals in the top 10% for patient outcomes.

An orthopedic clinic and ASC is coming to West Lafayette, Ind., in a spot that was rumored for hospital construction, according to a Feb. 6 report from local news site WLFI. 

Infirmary Health's Daphne (Ala.) Surgery Center has completed its first total knee replacement surgery, led by Gulf Orthopaedics surgeon Jay Savage, MD, according to a Feb. 2 report from Gulf Coast Media.

Medtech company Stryker has reported an 11.1% increase in net sales for 2023, reaching $20.5 billion. 

Anupam Pradhan, MD, chair of orthopedic surgery at Dallas-based Southwest Joint Replacement and Sports Medicine, joined Becker's to discuss payer and economic trends affecting ASC growth. 

Here are five key notes on total joints to know in 2024:

Here are 10 orthopedic moves ASC leaders should know that Becker's has reported on since Nov. 14:

Surgical technology company OrthAlign recorded a record $50 million in global revenue during the 2023 fiscal year, according to a Jan. 9 news release from the company. 

Orthopedics is among the most popular specialties for ASCs, with many patients turning to the facilities for outpatient procedures.

Alaska is the most expensive state to have a hip arthroscopy at an ASC, according to Sidecar Health's care calculator.