Author: Claire Wallace

Surgeons at Hackensack (N.J.) University Medical Center have performed the health system's first BEAR implant operation to reconstruct an injured knee ligament. 

Bossier City, La.-based WK Bossier Health Center has earned The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval for Advanced Total Hip and Knee Replacement Certification, according to a May 23 report from the Bossier Press-Tribune.

The Midwest sees the largest proportion of knee replacements in the U.S. every year, with 31 percent of procedures occurring in the region, according to a May 16 report from healthcare data company Definitive Healthcare. 

Orthopedic and spine surgeon Deeptee Jain, MD, has joined The Center for Bone & Joint Surgery of the Palm Beaches (Fla.), according to a May 23 news release sent to Becker's. 

In May 2022, the National Football League launched a program to diversify the population of students interested in sports medicine and orthopedics, offering students from historically Black colleges and universities the opportunity to complete a clinical rotation with NFL clubs. 

Gainesville, Fla.-based joint replacement surgery technology developer Exactech has expanded its Vantage total ankle fixed bearing system into Latin America. 

Nearly all healthcare systems and physicians are growing concerned about predicted workforce shortages, with a deficit of 5,050 orthopedic surgeons expected by 2030. 

Women only make up about 18 percent of the orthopedic surgeon workforce, one of the largest gender disparities across healthcare specialties. 

New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery, the oldest orthopedic hospital in the U.S., has made a name for itself in orthopedics, earning multiple awards and top rankings already in 2023. 

Monogram Orthopedics, an issuer of 3D-printed orthopedic implants, announced plans to join the stock exchange in early May and ended their first week on the exchange at 317 percent above the initial public offering, according to a May 19 report…