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Outpatient Joint Replacement Surgeries Becoming Increasingly Popular Outpatient Joint Replacement Surgeries Becoming Increasingly Popular
Outpatient Joint Replacement Surgeries Becoming Increasingly Popular Traditionally, hip and knee joint replacement surgeries were thought to be big ordeals requiring extensive hospital stays and a lengthy recovery. It’s time to rethink that train of thought. Substantial improvements in medical technology have led to minimally invasive surgical techniques for hip and knee replacement surgery. These procedures now have such positive outcomes that many orthopedic surgeons, including Dr. Jason Hochfelder of Phelps Hospital, Northwell Health, are offering outpatient surgery that allows patients to go home the day-of surgery, as opposed to spending unneeded time …

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