Bertrand Kaper, MD, recently completed his 1,000th total knee replacement using Smith+Nephew's CORI surgical system.

In the face of an increasingly complex global pandemic and constantly evolving healthcare cost structures, one thing has become abundantly clear for orthopedic surgeons in the United States: total joint replacement procedures can be performed effectively in the Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC), and in some cases, it may even be a better setting for them.

The base salary for orthopedic surgeons dropped 13 percent in the past year, according to the Merritt Hawkins 2021 Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruiting Incentives, released Aug. 9.

About 1 million total joint replacements are performed in the U.S. each year, and that number is expected to more than double by 2030.

A recent study examining total ankle arthroplasty procedures at an ASC showed the procedure could safely be performed in an outpatient setting.

Kevin Lobo, chair and CEO of Stryker, is surprised at how interested ASCs have been in Mako, the company's robotic technology for knee surgery.

Orthopedic Associates in St. Louis is offering same-day hip, knee and shoulder replacements, the orthopedic care provider said July 27.

For the family-run Shields Health Care Group, treating patients like family is embedded in every step of their total joint program. 

Here are 10 total joint ASC physicians to know:

From practices debuting outpatient joint replacements to the adoption of new technology, here are eight updates on orthopedics in ASCs:

Mission Surgery Center has added its second Rosa robotic system, according to a July 14 LinkedIn post by Mission Hospital. 

Jeffrey Kerina, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at TLC Outpatient Surgery and Laser Center in Lady Lake Florida is optimistic about total joint replacements at ASCs.

Medical device company Hyalex Orthopaedics has received the FDA's Breakthrough Device designation for the Hyalex Cartilage System.

An Orthopedic Associates practice is offering outpatient joint replacement surgeries with a nurse navigator to support and ensure positive outcomes for patients, according to a July 7 press release.

Lutherville, Md.-based Green Spring Station of Johns Hopkins Health Care & Surgery Center recently launched a total joint and electrophysiology program.

Natick, Mass.-based New England Surgical Suites recently performed its first outpatient total knee and hip replacements, according to the site's management company, Shields Health Care Group.

Becker's has featured dozens of total joint physicians from across the country so far this year.

Here are 10 total joint ASC physicians to know:

Private equity firms are investing more in healthcare and targeting specifically orthopedic and spine groups with ASCs.

Total joint surgical robots have become a crucial part of orthopedic programs at ASCs. Here are six centers that onboarded robotic technology in the first half of the year: