Nearly five years ago, Excelsior Orthopaedics in western New York began a journey to offer outpatient total hip and knee replacement at an ambulatory surgery center.
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Research published in Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine shows acute pain is associated with chronic opioid use after total knee arthroplasty.
Due to advances in minimally invasive surgery techniques and more effective anesthesia, more total joint replacements are going to be performed in outpatient settings such as ASCs, according to Ortho ServiceLine.
James Van Horne, MD, an orthopedic surgeon specializing in outpatient hip and knee replacements who practices at the Grants Pass, Ore.-based Paragon Orthopedic Center, shared his thoughts on the benefits of outpatient joint surgery at ASCs with DePuy Synthes and…
Vail (Colo.) Summit Orthopaedics, Vail, Colo.-based Steadman Clinic, Vail (Colo.) Health and Breckenridge, Colo.-based Howard Head Sports Medicine proposed an 80,000 to 100,000 square foot orthopedic surgery and urgent care center in Dillon, Colo., Summit Daily reported.
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Orthopedic surgeons David Evanich, MD, and Chris Evanich, MD, led One World Surgery teams to complete 59 total joint surgeries in one week at the Holy Family Surgery Center in Jalaca, Honduras.
Two Phoenix Spine & Joint surgery centers located in Goodyear, Ariz., and Scottsdale, Ariz. purchased two Navio Surgical Systems, allowing orthopedic surgeons to perform robotics-assisted total knee replacement procedures.
The Stamford-based Specialty Surgery Center of Connecticut is offering the state's first comprehensive program for outpatient total hip, shoulder and knee replacement, Stamford Patch reported.
The Medical Board of California accused Fresno, Calif-based orthopedic surgeon John Janda, MD, of practicing medicine on a suspended license, the Fresno Bee reported.
North Canton-based Ohio Specialty Surgical Suites and Spectrum Orthopedics performed its thousandth total joint replacement surgery, IndeOnline.com reports.