The Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Assistant Professor Scott Mabry, M.D., was a recent guest on UAB Medicine's podcast - UAB MedCast. This podcast series is geared toward medical professionals who wish to learn about new advances in academic medicine and surgery. This on-the-go tool allows listeners to collect continuing medical education credit with each episode.

Mabry’s episode entitled “Outpatient Total Joint Replacement: The Future is Now”, discusses many advances in anesthesiology, pain management and physical therapy, making total joint replacement a popular outpatient surgery. These interdisciplinary improvements have made same-day total joint replacement preferable for many patients.

He further discusses the importance of proper patient selection, the kind of team that successfully coordinates this outpatient procedure, and how your patients might benefit.

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