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6 Positioning Principles - June 2013 - Outpatient Surgery Magazine

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OSE_1306_part2_Layout 1 6/3/13 3:40 PM Page 58 O R T H O P E D I C S Secrets to Success in STRAIGHT LEGGED Perform partial and total knees with the knee in extension, so the quadriceps remains lax. Patients will walk out of your facility a few hours Richard Berger, MD | Chicago, Ill. after they limp in. W hy is sending knee arthroplasty patients home the day of surgery considered the future of joint replacement? I've been doing outpatient total and partial knee replacement to treat degenerative arthritis for more than a decade, pioneering the surgical technique and perfecting management of post-op pain, PONV prevention and DVT prophylaxis. More surgeons and facility leaders are realizing the procedure can be done safely and efficiently in ambulatory settings. They're right, as long as every aspect of patient care, from pre-op to PACU, is performed perfectly. Everyone's a candidate Outpatient knee replacement is suitable for most any patient healthy 5 8 O U T PAT I E N T S U R G E R Y M A G A Z I N E O N L I N E | J U N E 2013 Richard Berger, MD Outpatient Knee Replacement

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