Multiple practices have banded with MSOs or other orthopedic groups to strengthen their footing. Here is how they are stacking up this year:
Mergers
The Center for Neurosciences, Orthopaedics & Spine in Dakota Dunes, S.D., and Sioux City, S.D.-based Tri-State Specialists consolidated into a 38-physician practice.
Lincoln (Neb.) Orthopaedic Center and Nebraska Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine, also in Lincoln, have kicked off the new year as a merged entity.
OrthoBethesda (Md.) partnered with Washington Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine in Washington, D.C., to form a 27-physician group.
Brentwood, Tenn.-based 7 Springs Orthopedics acquired Hendersonville, Tenn.-based Sport Ortho Urgent Care.
MSOs
U.S. Orthopaedic Partners acquired Montgomery, Ala.-based Southern Orthopaedic Surgeons.
Kentuckiana Foot & Ankle Sports Medicine in Louisville, Ky., is partnering with practice management group Podiatry Growth Partners.
Spire Orthopedic Partners, a management services organization, added two practices in its first 2022 deal.
Dallas-based Novum Orthopedic Partners formed a new orthopedic management platform, partnering with three practices.
Management services organization OrthoAlliance inked a partnership with New Albany, Ohio-based JIS Orthopedics.
