Author: Cameron Cortigiano

The FDA issued a warning about the increased risk of thigh bone fractures post-surgery with the use of the Zimmer Biomet CPT Hip System.

Surgeons at Detroit-based Henry Ford Hospital became the first in Michigan to perform spine surgery using OnPoint's AR Spine System.

Mountain Home, Ark.-based Baxter Health added Nick Souder, MD, to its orthopedics team.

Orthopedic surgeon Jordan Willis, MD, has joined Emporia, Kan.-based Newman Regional Health.

Geneva (N.Y.) General Hospital added Mackenzie Neumaier, MD, to its medical staff.

David Thordarson, MD, has been installed as president of the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society.

Medical devicemaker Medtronic appointed James Porter, MD, as chief medical officer of robotic surgical technologies and digital technologies within the company's surgical business.

Neal ElAttrache, MD, is set to operate on Sam Hentges, a pitcher for the Cleveland Guardians, on Sept. 18 in Los Angeles.

Here are five orthopedic practice openings happening in the South that Becker's has reported on since Aug. 13:

The highest paid orthopedic surgeon in Washington, D.C., earns $1,172,700, according to Medscape's salary reporter tool, which is much higher than the mean annual wage of $378,250 orthopedic surgeons make according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.