John Fernandez, MD, is performing hand surgery on Chicago White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson, an All-Star player, at Midwest Orthopedics at RUSH, Oak Brook (Ill.) Surgery Center, the MLB reported Aug. 9.

Data from Medscape shows the 10 highest paying cities for early-career private practice orthopedic surgeons.

Atlanta-based USPI affiliate Resurgens Surgical Center has added Stryker's Mako SmartRobotics system to its practice to assist with joint replacements.

Columbus (Ind.) Specialty Surgery Center performed the region's first outpatient robotic joint replacement surgery, according to a news release shared with Becker's.

Nashville, Tenn.-based Surgery Partners performed about 25,400 orthopedic procedures in the second quarter, 12 percent more than the same quarter last year. 

St. Mary's ASC, a Henrico, Va.-based center and an affiliate of United Surgical Partners International, has become the first Virginia ASC to use a smart knee implant for total knee replacement. 

Michael Boblitz, CEO of Tallahassee (Fla.) Orthopedic Clinic, connected with Becker's on July 28 to discuss the benefits of specializing care.

Here are five fast facts on Chicago-based Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush:

Here are four things to know about The Centers for Advanced Orthopaedics based in Bethesda, Md.:

Below are 10 physicians performing total joint replacements at ASCs.

Alaska is the most expensive state in the U.S. to have a knee-replacement surgery, according to Sidecar Health's care calculator.

Goodlife Surgery Center in Torrance, Calif., added Mako Smartrobotics for total knee replacements.

Charlotte, N.C., physician Sudipta Mazumder, MD, was charged with defrauding Medicare and Tricare of more than $11 million in 2019 and 2020, the Justice Department said June 23.

The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed more patients towards total joint and spine procedures in ASCs, according to Darin Hill, CEO of Raleigh, N.C.-based Compass Surgical Partners. 

According to Andrew Wade, CEO of OrthoSC in Myrtle Beach, S.C., orthopedic ASCs can offer a hyper-focused level of care unavailable at any other site of service. 

The average annual salary for orthopedic surgeons in the U.S. is $377,000, according to career website Zippia, with the highest being in Maine and lowest in Oregon.

As orthopedics grew exponentially in ASCs in the last few years, some orthopedic surgeons still see challenges with the transition to outpatient cases, Alexander Sah, MD, said. However, keeping the process uncomplicated and following the examples of others can help.

Below are 10 physicians performing total joint replacements at ASCs.

There are more than 3,500 orthopedic ASCs in the U.S., according to 2021 CMS figures, but many of them do not offer spine surgery.

Keeping costs down at an ASC involves a lot of moving parts, and adopting quicker procedures that demand fewer resources can go a long way.