Outpatient and Rapid Recovery Total Joint Arthroplasty: John Dundon, MD

Dr. John M. Dundon, a well-known fellowship trained orthopedic surgeon who practices at Morristown Medical Center comments on the move of total joint arthroplasty(TJA) procedures to the outpatient setting and factors such as patient selection and the advent of multi-modal pain control which permitted the success of this procedure beyond the inpatient setting. Dr. Dundon provides proven guidelines for rapid recovery protocols in outpatient TJA.

Learning Objectives:
1. Demonstrate an understanding of the current literature comparing inpatient and outpatient total joint arthroplasty (TJA) outcomes
2. Recognize the proper criteria and protocol for patient selection and optimization in outpatient TJA
3. Understand the value of multimodal pain management in successful outpatient TJA procedures

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