2021 AOSSM-AANA Combined Annual Meeting Recordings-Osteotomies About the Knee Can Safely Be Performed in an Ambulatory Surgical Center

Osteotomies About the Knee Can Safely Be Performed in an Ambulatory Surgical Center

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The video summarizes a study conducted at NYU on the feasibility and safety of performing knee osteotomies at an ambulatory surgery center (ASC) compared to an inpatient hospital facility. The study found that performing knee osteotomies at an ASC had similar complication profiles and readmission rates at 90 days compared to the hospital facility. None of the patients in the ASC cohort required immediate inpatient conversion. The study suggests that outpatient osteotomy surgery is safe and could have potential cost savings. The limitations of the study include its retrospective nature and inherent selection bias. The findings have important medical and legal implications. The video was presented by Mike Galea from NYU.

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Michael Alaia, MD

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NYU

knee osteotomies

ambulatory surgery center

inpatient hospital facility

complication profiles