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Special Outpatient Surgery Edition - Orthopedics - August 2017

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2 2 S U P P L E M E N T T O O U T P A T I E N T S U R G E R Y M A G A Z I N E A U G U S T 2 0 1 7 days after surgery to control pain in the immediate post-op period, which is when patients are typically in the most discomfort. Dr. Ball touts the increased use of local anesthetic injection cocktails at the surgical site to numb the pain of surgery. "The injections are helping to get patients up and moving soon after surgery, because they're simply not hurting as much," he says. Joint replacement patients are surprisingly com- fortable for the first 36 hours post-op, says Dr. Ball. When inflammation sets in and the perioperative cocktail of pain medicines wears off, however, the pain returns. "We've solved controlling pain on post- op days 1 and 2," says Dr. Ball. "Over the next 10 years, I think we'll solve days 2 through 21. After that period, inflammation typically subsides and patients are in minor discomfort, not acute pain." 2. Robotic-assisted surgery Steven Harwin, MD, FACS, chief of advanced tech- nology of total hip and knee arthroplasty at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York, N.Y., has performed more than 12,000 joint replacements in his career. Despite that level of experience, he stopped per- forming partial knee replacements, because, in his mind, he couldn't complete the required intricate cuts well enough by hand. He's now back at it, thanks to robotic technology, which he says has significantly improved partial knee replacement outcomes. For minimally invasive anterior (DAA), antero- lateral approaches in THR, hip arthroscopies and lower extremity fractures Motorized extension and flexion of the leg Extended ROM in all anatomical planes, can be controlled by the surgeon Space saving storage, time saving setup Converts almost all surgical tables into DAA solution …in Orthpaedic Day Surgery What is the solution for the most unmet need… Call us to inquire about a no-cost evaluation 513.561.2241 www.schaerermedicalusa.com

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