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T O T A L H I P A R T H R O P L A S T Y
Yes, You Can Do
Same-Day Hips
Christopher S. McClellan, DO,
and Dave Berkheimer, BSN, CRNA
Altoona, Pa.
John
A.
Scarfone
—
Starfleet
Productions
W
e've performed 90
joint replace-
ments since we
launched our
same-day total
joint program at our ambulatory surgi-
cal center 2 years ago. Guess which
group of patients has fared the best:
A surgery center
is doing 40-minute
hip replacements
and sending
patients home in
3 hours with
remarkable results.
POPULAR AND PRACTICAL
It's estimated that nearly 70%
of orthopedic surgeons use the
posterior approach to expose
the hip joint for easy, safe and
quick access to the joint.
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