Author: Claire Wallace

Patients who receive spinal anesthesia for hip fractures need more painkillers following procedures, according to a study published in Annals of Internal Medicine June 14. 

According to an annual report from healthcare recruiting firm AMN Healthcare, orthopedic surgeons were offered the highest starting salary among medical professionals in 2022, at $565,000 plus sign-on bonuses and incentives.

The field of orthopedic technology is ever-expanding. As surgical robots become more advanced and more popular, more variations of them hit the market. Next-generation robots and other surgery-assisting technologies continue to change the medical field. 

Neurosurgeons Timothy Wirt, MD, and Donn Turner, MD, and orthopedic surgeon Douglas Beard, MD, have signed contracts with Phoenix-based Banner Health to move their practices to Banner Health Center, the Loveland Reporter-Herald reported July 15. 

Orthofix Medical is entering a partnership with 3D-printing services provider LimaCorporate to provide solutions for patients dealing with hip dislocation. 

Think Surgical, an orthopedic surgical robot producer, has appointed Chris Fronk as its new chief commercial officer after Mr. Fronk joined Think as vice president of sales in January. 

Crossroads Community Hospital in Mt. Vernon, Ill., is opening a new location that will provide orthopedic care on July 20, WMIX 94 reported on July 14. 

Orthopedic surgeon David Eggert, MD, sets his clinic, the Orthopedic & Sports Clinic of the Fox Valley, apart from hospitals by using the precision and personalized care of a surgical robot, The Ripon Press reported July 14. 

An orthopedic surgeon at Teton Orthopaedics in Jackson Hole, Wyo., is modernizing the way doctors perform hip and knee replacements, Jackson Hole News reported July 13. 

Los Angeles Orthopedic Surgery Specialists and Advanced Orthopedics is expanding into a new clinic in Santa Fe Springs, Calif.