Author: Claire Wallace

As orthopedic surgeons prepare for a busy 2025, there is one word that they help will lead care forward in 2025: prevention. 

Duane Pitt, MD, has opened Spine Disorders of Texas, a new advanced spine care practice in Flower Mound, Texas.  

A study from a research team a Boston-based Mass General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, published in The Journal of Arthroplasty, has determined that patients with a high body mass index cost facilities up to 7% for joint arthroplasty. 

The NFL's Dallas Cowboys has been named the most profitable sports team in the world with a net worth of $10.1 billion, according to a Jan. 9 report from Forbes.

Christus Health has started scheduling patient appointments for its new Beaumont, Texas-based Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute, which is set to open Jan. 13.

Orthopaedic Specialists of Austin (Texas), an affiliate of Growth Orthopedics, has opened a new location in Leander, Texas.

Gainesville, Fla.-based UF Health has broken ground on a 24,000-square-foot orthopedic outpatient facility. 

While it depends on the practice, many orthopedic surgeons will not operate on patients who have a body mass index higher than 40. 

A recent study from Wilmington, Del.-based Nemours Children’s Health found that more than a third of pediatric orthopedic cases transferred to hospitals could have been avoided through the use of telemedicine. 

On Jan. 7, New York City-based NYU Langone Health and NYU Langone Orthopedics announced final plans to acquire Rothman Orthopaedics of Greater New York.