Surgeons at Orthopedic & Sports Institute of the Fox Valley in Appleton, Wis., needed to take at least five steps before they could move total joint replacements from the hospital to its ambulatory ...

We ask all of our patients to identify a support team (care coach) before their surgery date. Your support team could be a friend, family member, or neighbor—someone who you know and trust, who is ...

Total joint replacements in ASCs are increasing in popularity and becoming more common. The shift to value-based care, insurance coverage expansion and studies showing good patient outcomes in the ...

Carolina Bone & Joint Surgery Center in Myrtle Beach, S.C., launched its total joint program at the end of 2016. Administrator Georgia A. Kapshuck spoke to Becker’s ASC Review about the program’s key ...

If you recently had hip or knee replacement surgery, you may wonder if your recovery is on track. As an orthopaedic surgeon, specializing in total joint surgery, my goal is to serve my patients. It is ...

A person may opt for a joint replacement if arthritis or a traumatic injury damages a joint beyond repair. Orthopedic surgeons can replace many joints, including knees and hips. A joint replacement ...

Avoiding infection in lower joint replacement surgery results in an average cost savings of about $100,000 per patient. The use of an alcohol-based nasal antiseptic before surgery lowers surgical site ...

If you’ve got lupus, chances are joint pain is one of your symptoms. The good news is that many people with this chronic autoimmune disease can keep joint pain in check with medication and exercise.

“Over the past decade, there has been a major shift in the way we treat pain after joint replacement…The findings from this study demonstrate that surgeons are utilizing a multimodal approach to treat ...

Studies suggest taking a vitamin D supplement may help prevent infection, fractures, and other complications following hip or knee replacement surgery. But the evidence is murky, and physicians do not ...

The popularity of glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists has led to a concomitant increase in the need to understand the potential perioperative ramifications of taking these drugs, from ...