The program, which has been in operation for around four months at SACMC, has two main components, notes Joe Wilkinson, MD, an orthopedist at the medical center. The first part involves data collection on each patient, as well as the establishment of a collaborative environment of care. The second part of the program involves patient selection, wherein joint replacement patients with additional complications are not eligible for the program.
A wing of the hospital is now dedicated to joint reconstructive surgery, according to the report.
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