Missoula Bone & Joint’s Outpatient Surgery Center is achieving the National Gold Standard of Care, here in Missoula Montana, by implementing superior patient care that enables patients to go home the same day as their joint replacement surgery. Our patients and their care giver are feeling confident to continue recovery in the comfort and safety…
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Knee Replacement – Frequently Asked Questions
The decision to have a knee replacement surgery can be a big decision. You will know when the time is right because your knee pain is stopping you from enjoying your life and the physical things you enjoy doing. Schedule a comprehensive knee evaluation with your orthopedic surgeon to learn about your options. What is…
What does it look like inside the sterile surgical suite?
Left: Proper transition of the surgical team from non-sterile to the sterile surgical suite needs to be seamless. A non-sterile team member is tying the surgeon’s sterile gown (sterile zone in the front) while the Certified Surgical Technologist (CST), already dressed in the sterile gown, provides sterile gloves to the surgeon. The sterile surgical team…
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Why can patients go home soon after outpatient surgery?
Patients are going home sooner after outpatient surgery to recover in the comfort of their own homes, this includes joint replacement surgery and spine surgery. There is a combination of reasons why this is possible: 1. The main reason is due to a multimodal pain management approach which may include: a regional anesthetic nerve block…
Sterilization at the surgery center
At Missoula Bone & Joints Ambulatory Surgery Center keeping infections very low is essential to successful surgical outcomes. Sterilization describes a process that kills all forms of bacteria, disease, fungi, and viruses. It is carried out in health-care facilities by physical or chemical methods. It not only protects the patients, but the medical professionals as…
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OR Excellence in Outpatient Surgery
Missoula Bone & Joint received an honorable mention for OR Excellence in Outpatient Surgery. The article was published in the Outpatient Surgery Magazine’s September Issue. At Missoula Bone & Joint Surgery Center we pride ourselves on proactive protocols and practices that greatly minimize surgical site infections in our patient population. We are an orthopedic specialty…
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Back doing what I love after surgery
Experienced surgeons in Missoula, Montana Surgery is a big decision no matter what the injury is. With some acute injuries the decision is easier because surgery is the only option for an optimal recovery, for example rotator cuff repair, ACL reconstruction, or a complex bone fracture. Other joint pain may be chronic, which means that…
Rehabilitation at our Outpatient Surgery Center
The community may be wondering what differences to expect from the Missoula Bone & Joint outpatient surgery center. This outpatient center allows us the capability to perform surgeries which are traditionally performed in a hospital inpatient setting. Rehabilitation services are onsite to provide patient care following the surgery in order to assist each and every…
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Elective surgeries at Missoula Bone & Joint during covid-19 pandemic
You may be faced with the decision right now of whether to have an elective surgery at Missoula Bone & Joint. The decision to have surgery at any time is a big decision, but now during our current covid-19 pandemic adds another layer to your decision process. Please understand that your safety and the safety…
Outpatient Orthopedic Surgery Center
New Outpatient Surgery Center is Open – Recover in the comfort of your own home. First surgery center patient at our new facility on Monday January 6th, 2020. Dr. Brent Roster, foot & ankle surgeon, is with Cindy in the post operative room, and it’s all smiles! Missoula Bone & Joint’s new 2-story, 31,949 square…
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