I suspect he is not the only orthopedic surgeon that uses similar processes although his tools may be unique, I don’t know.
I had a TKR on my right knee in June 2015 and a TKR on my left in Sept 2015. I stayed one night in the hospital both times. I could have gone home that same day.
I was back to work the next day; grocery shopping two days later; hosting a business meeting three days later.
In Jan 2021, I had a total left hip
replacement. I needed no pain pills. The surgery was outatient. I had to
Walk c number of yards and go up and down stairs before being released. No problem. I threw away my walker three days later. By tbe end of the week I could walk a mile with my husband to
His clinic appointments and walk back to our hotel. (Walking was inside.) i was 78 yrs old at the timr.
The point of this diatribe is that superior surgeons have advanced the science and art of knee and hip replacement surgery to make it easier for patients and also more cost effective.
I don’t think that any patient that carefully chooses his/her surgeon spends days in the hospital any more or experiences the scenario that is described in the beginning of the referenced article. The move is toward outpatient surgery and quick painlesx recoveries.