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TKA demographics skewing younger, coinciding with rising revision rates, study says
Total knee arthroplasty patients are getting younger, which coincides with rising rates of revision procedures, according to a study published in the Journal of Arthroplasty. -
Ohio ASC has logged 13,000+ outpatient joint replacements: 3 details
White Fence Surgical Suites in New Albany, Ohio, has performed thousands of outpatient joint replacement surgeries since its inception in 2013 and continues to grow its program. -
SCA surgery center launches total joint program — 4 quick notes
Riverside Surgical Center of Rutherford (N.J.) launched its total joint replacement program, Surgical Care Affiliates announced Oct. 26. -
Alabama practice to offer one-day hip replacement
Vestavia Hills, Ala.-based Swaid Clinic is now offering same-day hip replacements, according to an Oct. 25 report from WBRC6. -
Hospital for Special Surgery gets $3.5M donation to aid total knee replacement research
A $3.5 million donation from philanthropist Marina Kellen French and the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation will support research for total knee replacement procedures, according to an Oct. 26 press release. -
Total joint surgery may reduce fall risk, study says
A study published Oct. 22 in the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons found patients with advanced osteoarthritis who had a total joint replacement saw a lower risk of falls. -
Ohio ASC performs 500th outpatient total joint replacement
Surgeons at the Orthopaedic Surgery Center in Youngstown, Ohio, completed their 500th outpatient total joint replacement Oct. 22. -
Tennessee surgeon first to perform new knee replacement procedure in US
A surgeon at Jackson, Tenn.-based Physicians Surgery Center performed the first knee replacement in the U.S. using a custom-made Episealer implant, according to an Oct. 5 press release. -
ASCs projected to take 68% of orthopedic surgeries by mid-decade — 5 insights
ASCs will perform an estimated 68 percent of orthopedic surgeries by the mid-2020s, according to Research and Markets' "2020 Ambulatory Surgery Center Market Report" published Oct 21. -
Rothman Orthopaedic Institute welcomes new total joint surgeon
A new total joint reconstruction surgeon recently joined Philadelphia-based Rothman Orthopaedic Institute's upcoming Florida practice, according to an Oct. 20 statement. -
Melrose Wakefield Hospital performs same-day total knee replacement
Melrose (Mass.) Wakefield Hospital performed a same-day total knee replacement on a man suffering from osteoarthritis, according to an Oct. 19 report from Wicked Local. -
Restorative surgery heals man's knee without total joint replacement
A Raleigh, N.C., man turned to a relatively new procedure to heal from a knee injury and avoid a total joint replacement, according to an Oct. 17 report from The Washington Post. -
Total Joint Orthopedics, Think Surgical collaborate to enhance total knee replacements
Salt Lake City-based Total Joint Orthopedics is partnering with Fremont, Calif.-based robotic technology company Think Surgical, according to a Sept. 23 press release. -
Monongahela Valley Hospital to offer Zimmer ROSA Knee System
Monongahela (Pa.) Valley Hospital is partnering with The Orthopedic Group to offer Zimmer Biomet's Rosa Knee System, according to an Oct. 5 statement. -
Vermont orthopedics launches same-day joint replacement program
Bennington-based Southwestern Vermont Medical Center Orthopedics launched the first same-day joint replacement program in its area, according to an Oct. 7 report from iBerkshires. -
2 joint surgeons debut robotics solution at Arizona ASC
The Surgery Center at Flagstaff (Ariz.) Bone & Joint introduced new robotic-assisted technology for total knee replacement, according to an October announcement. -
'Outpatient surgery is the future': Dr. Alexander Meininger on his practice's latest feat
Steamboat Surgery Center in Steamboat Springs, Colo., logged its first outpatient total knee replacement Oct. 6, according to co-owner Alexander Meininger, MD. -
Orthopedic surgery center introduces Stryker technology — 3 details
Bone & Joint Surgery Center in Wausau, Wis., invested in Stryker's Mako Robotic Arm, according to an Oct. 6 announcement on LinkedIn. -
Exactech launches wireless shoulder sensor for shoulder replacements
Exactech launched an intraoperative wireless shoulder sensor called Equinoxe with Verasense, which was designed to allow surgeons to monitor dynamic loads on a patient's humeral insert, the company announced Oct. 6. -
Orthopedic viewpoint: How the COVID-19 pandemic will accelerate value-based care
Spine surgeon Alok Sharan, MD, wrote about value in healthcare post-COVID-19 for the Journal of Orthopedic Experience and Innovation.
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