_ Medical Care Study: Having More than One Outpatient Orthopedic Procedure in A Day Is Safe By Jane Farrell article Having more than one outpatient orthopedic procedure on the same day is safe for patients, according to a new study. … Read More→
Medical Care Senior Health Orthopedic Surgery Safe at 80+ By Sondra Forsyth article 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).