Orthopedic surgeon Donald Bittner, MD, is training Ukrainian surgeons in trauma care amid the country's conflict with Russia, ABC7 Los Angeles reported March 19.
From the formation of two orthopedic institutes to the expansion of two management services organizations, here are six partnerships that made a splash in the specialty in the last three months:
Orthofix recently donated $25,000 to support Ukraine relief efforts amid the country's ongoing conflict with Russia, the medical device company said March 18.
Bethlehem, Pa.-based St. Luke's University Health Network is planning to construct a short-stay orthopedic facility for patients recovering from surgery, Lehigh Valley Regional News reported March 17.
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.
Orthopedic surgeon James Andrews, MD, and Jefferson, La.-based Ochsner Health have cemented a five-year partnership to create The Ochsner Andrews Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine Institute.
An orthopedic surgeon who previously practiced at New Haven, Conn.-based Yale Department of Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation traveled to Kyiv, Ukraine, to offer his services amid the conflict with Russia.
Gritman Medical Center in Moscow, Idaho, has expanded orthopedic surgery services with the addition of Gritman Orthopedic Surgeons, the Daily Fly reported March 15.