For many people undergoing total hip or knee replacement, same-day surgery is a safe option, new research shows. Among folks in overall good health, the study of nearly 1.8 million patients found ...

There are more high-acuity orthopedic procedures going to the outpatient setting today, including total joint replacements. Orthopedic technology is developing for minimally invasive procedures, and ...

With outpatient hip and knee replacements on the rise, Geoffrey Westrich, MD, and colleagues at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) launched a study to analyze trends and compare complication rates of ...

The evolution of joint replacement surgery over the past decade allows surgeons to access the hip joint through a ...

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Outpatient joint replacement is rapidly reshaping orthopedic care as advances in minimally invasive surgery, anesthesia, rapid recovery protocols and care coordination make same-day hip and knee ...

Total hip replacement — known medically as total hip arthroplasty — has long been one of the most successful procedures in modern medicine. For millions of people suffering from severe hip arthritis, ...

JENNIF:ER IN THIS MORNINSG' WOMAN'S DOCTOR, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT OUTPATIENT JOINT REPLACEMENT. SO THAT MEANS YOU GO HOMEHE T DAY OF SURGERY, INSTEAD OF STAYGINOVERNIGHT AT THE HOSPITAL. MERCY MEDICAL ...

Patients getting a total hip replacement because of degenerative joint damage from arthritis can expect to be out of bed and on a walker within hours of their THR surgery. Those who are healthy and ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) may backtrack on removing procedures from its inpatient-only list (IPO). In 2018, CMS removed TKAs from its list of procedures that required patients ...

Less than one month after completing the area’s first outpatient total knee replacement, the team at Cabell Huntington Hospital’s Mary H. Hodges Joint Replacement Center has completed its first ...