3 game-changers in joint replacement surgery. Enhanced pain control protocols, robotics and improved implant designs help send patients home in hours, not days.

Drilling down on power tools. Time to invest in a new handpiece? Keep these factors in mind.

Positioned for success. Efforts to protect patients and maximize access start before the first incision.

Lessons learned from my time on the table. Q&A with Ira Kirschenbaum, MD, joint-replacement surgeon turned joint-replacement patient.

Unflattering press for Bronx-Lebanon Hospital's Head of Orthopedic Surgery. The report detailed surgeon Ira Kirschenbaum's record of alleged poor outcomes for his patients, including multiple patient deaths and a string of malpractice suits pending agains

Q&A on safe tourniquet use. Practices to reduce the risk of patient harm.

Novel stress test determines when surgeons are ready to cut loose. At the Missouri University School of Medicine, they're measuring how much residents sweat during surgery.

Orthopod accused of supplying painkillers to his mistress. Kenneth Cherry, MD, allegedly wrote 63 prescriptions for opioids over 18 months.

How safe are your patients in 2017? Challenges remain, but many surgical leaders are finding ways to overcome them.

Business advisor: Ready to tackle block time. A fair-and-square approach to block scheduling your surgeons will love.

Be certain that endoscopes are still clean with this Idea That Works from San Francisco, Calif.

Medical malpractice: Should patients sign arbitration agreements? They often unknowingly forfeit their right to sue doctors in courts of law.

Protect your employees from harm with this Idea That Works from Boston, Mass.

Get patients out of PACU faster with this Idea That Work from Boston, Mass.

Thinking of Buying ... Fluid waste management systems. Your options in hard-plumbed and portable direct-to-drain systems.

Avoid spreading bacteria with this simple Idea That Works from Los Angeles, Calif.

Flash forward. The unexpected benefits of abstaining from immediate-use steam sterilization.

Time to buy a new table? Features that matter most when buying your next OR bed.

Editor's page: when quality reporting becomes burdensome. Patient satisfaction surveys could be more trouble than they're worth.

Behind closed doors: Surgical superheroes. Imagine what we could do if we had extraordinary powers.