Having more than one outpatient orthopedic procedure on the same day is safe for patients, according to a new study. The findings were reported in the December 19,2018 issue of the The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. “Our data suggest that briefly overlapping surgery is a safe practice in the ambulatory orthopedic surgery center,”… Continue reading Study: Having More than One Outpatient Orthopedic Procedure in A Day Is Safe
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Orthopedic Surgery Safe at 80+
Over the past decade, a greater number of patients age 80 and older have been undergoing elective orthopedic surgery. A study published in July 2014 in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (JBJS) found that these surgeries are generally safe with mortality rates decreasing for total hip (THR) and total knee (TKR) replacement and spinal fusion surgeries, and complication rates decreasing for total knee replacement and spinal fusion in patients with few or no comorbidities (other conditions or diseases).