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This year's annual report on the "Top Threats to Patient Safety" by the independent nonprofit research group Emergency Care Research Institute is valuable as always for the attention it draws to specific challenges facing our healthcare system. The 2022 list…

Josef Martinez, star striker of the Major League Soccer team Atlanta United, underwent arthroscopic knee surgery, MLS Soccer reported April 8.

The FDA granted several orthopedic-related device approvals last month.

The Arthroscopy Association of North America and the Ruth Jackson Orthopaedic Society held an event at the 2022 annual meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons that was focused on gender disparity in orthopedics, the first program of its…

The FDA granted nine orthopedic device approvals in February:

Lewisburg, Pa.-based Evangelical Community Hospital is moving Sun Orthopaedics of Evangelical into a nearby mall, The Daily Item reported March 23.

In recent years, more and more complex surgical spine procedures have migrated to the ambulatory surgery center (ASC). Advances in technology and surgical technique, strategic patient selection, and payer policy updates have aided in this migration.

Patients who received spinal anesthesia instead of general anesthesia for outpatient hip and knee replacements reported less pain and were more often discharged the same day, according to a study published in Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine.

The FDA granted 16 orthopedic device approvals in February:

Medical devicemaker Medtronic named Mike Marinaro its operating unit president for surgical robotics, the company said March 17.