Source: Becker's Spine Review
With the quick rate of technology advancement, more and more orthopedic and spine procedures are able to be done as outpatient procedures. This trend mimics the overall trend of surgery, but W. Harwood Runner, CEO of Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic, Los Angeles, thinks it's more pronounced in orthopedic and spine.
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"Generally, the trend is toward more and more minimally invasive surgeries and that means a shift of surgical cases from the inpatient to the outpatient world," he says. "Neuro-musculoskeletal science will continue to expand pretty rapidly. The questions around implementing those emerging technologies are more a matter of physician training, adoption and investment in the surgical ecosystem. The most significant vein of new opportunity continues to be around spine and to a certain extent joint replacement."
Mr. Runner and T.K. Miller, MD, of Carilion Clinic Orthopaedics and Medical Director of the Roanoke Ambulatory Surgery Center, discuss five points on orthopedic and spine for 2012 and beyond.
