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Knee replacement surgery in the morning, home that evening: the new outpatient trend

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Knee replacement surgery in the morning, home that evening: the new outpatient trend Healthline The orthopedic surgeon had just set the date for my much-needed total knee replacement, and I was pumped and ready. Until he said this: "You'll be going home the same day. We're going to do this outpatient." What the what? My immediate reaction was terror. How could a surgery of that magnitude be done in an outpatient format? I thought everyone stayed for days and days? Would I be safe? It sounded crazy. READ MORE

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