Joint Replacement What happens when advances in smaller-incision orthopedic surgery and ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia techniques converge in an ambulatory surgical center? When the facility’s surgeons aren’t afraid to ask, “Why not?” the result is an innovative new program that could be a game-changer in health care: same-day joint replacement surgery…
Joint Replacement We’ve performed 90 joint replacements since we launched our same-day total joint program at our ambulatory surgical center 2 years ago. Guess which group of patients has fared the best: knees, hips, shoulders, or ankles? Our total hip arthroplasty patients, and it’s not even close. Given hip replacement’s…
