How long does the speaker say it takes to perform a knee or hip replacement?

Dr. Joshua John-Ram SchacterDr. Joshua Schacter, DO FAAOS, is America’s Holistic Orthopedic Surgeon, with nearly two decades of surgical expertise.

Shattering Surgery Misconceptions

19 Nov 2024 · 0 min

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Short YouTube video by Dr. Joshua John-Ram Schacter that addresses common misconceptions about surgery — specifically that procedures are not microscopic/exceptionally long and that common perceptions of the "doctor's bill" are misleading because much of the payment goes to the hospital or implant company. The speaker gives an example stating knee and hip replacements take about an hour.

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About an hour.

I think people think that it's this, like, kind of microscopic thing or that it takes really long to do. I tell people how long surgeries take. You know, it takes us about an hour to get your knee replacement rounded to your hip, and you're like, wow, that's amazing. That's a misconception. I think the amount that we make or what people see as their doctor's bill is really not their doctor's bill. It's really going to the hospital or the implant company.