Author: Claire Wallace

Keene, N.H.-based Cheshire Medical Center, an affiliate of Lebanon, N.H.-based Dartmouth Health, has added three new orthopedic surgeons, doubling the size of the department, according to a Feb. 26 report from The Keene Sentinel.

Natick, Mass.-based New England Surgical Suites has earned an advanced orthopedic certification for both total joint replacements and complex spine surgery from the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care. 

Lakeland, Fla.-based Watson Clinic is opening an orthopedic office in Winter Haven, Fla., in March, according to a Feb. 24 report from The Ledger.

Centralia-based Washington Orthopaedic Center has continued to serve patients amid a flood caused by burst pipes, according to a Feb. 23 report from The Chronicle.

East Providence, R.I.-based University Orthopedics has created a new comprehensive spasticity management clinic, according to a Feb. 25 report from Providence Business News.

Philadelphia police are searching for a man who stole approximately $100,000 worth of spinal implants from a vehicle in a parking garage on Feb. 19 around 4:30 a.m. 

Longview (Texas) Regional Medical Center has added eight orthopedic surgeons and four mid-level providers to its family of regional clinics effective Feb. 1. 

World Wrestling Entertainment star Randy Orton has returned to the ring following a spinal fusion procedure, according to a Feb. 23 report from Wrestle Zone.

Orthopedic surgeon Matthew Mitchell, MD, has joined Riverton, Wyo.-based Fremont Orthopaedics. 

In the last 11 months, several orthopedic and spine devicemakers have gone to court to defend their patents.