Carmel, Ind.-based Forté Sports Medicine and Orthopedics has tapped Angie Stevenson as its CEO. 

San Diego-based Scripps Health has earned funding from the National Institutes of Health to develop reportedly  the world's first "smart" shoulder replacement implant. 

OrthoPediatrics has announced the expansion of its specialty bracing division, launching two new products, the OPSB sensor system and MOVE-D brace.

Maxx Orthopedics earned FDA clearance for its medial congruent insert for the Freedom total knee system, according to a Dec. 5 news release. 

It's been a long road back to the Chicago Bulls regular roster for Lonzo Ball after a slew of injuries disrupted his career. He made history earlier this fall by becoming the first professional athlete to rejoin his team after undergoing a double cartilage transplant that sidelined him for more than a year.

Zimmer Biomet earned FDA clearance for its Persona SoluTion porous plasma spray femur total knee implant component, according to a Dec. 4 news release. 

Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham has named Mitchel Harris, MD, as chair of orthopedic surgery.

Dallas Stars center Tyler Seguin is expected to be away from play for four to six months following surgery to repair issues to his left side hip labrum and a femoral acetabular impingement, according to a Dec. 4 report from Sports Illustrated.

Tim Walbert, former CEO of biopharmaceutical company Horizon Therapeutics, and his wife, Keli Walbert, have donated $8.25 million to Chicago-based Rush University Medical Center's orthopedics department.

Orthopedic specialist Bryan Demyan, DO, has joined Bellingham, Wash.-based PeaceHealth, according to a Dec. 2 report from Whatcom Talk.

James Kerpsack, MD, performed his first procedure with the BEAR implant, according to a Dec. 3 news release shared with Becker's.

Here are six orthopedic surgeons who joined new hospitals and health systems in November, as reported by Becker's:

Durham, N.C.-based EmergeOrtho added Nabil Mehta, MD, the practice said Dec. 2.

McCandless, Pa.-based orthopedic surgeon Scott Nettrour, MD, has died at 86 from complications from Type 2 diabetes, according to a Dec. 1 obituary published in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

Medacta Group has completed the first anatomic shoulder cases using the NextAR augmented reality surgical application along with the Medacta shoulder system in the U.S.

New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery named Christopher Dunleavy as CFO, and he will step into the role Jan. 2.

Ossio raised $27.6 million in equity funding to accelerate commercialization of its Ossiofiber surgical implants, the company said Dec. 2.

Kaiser Permanente and the Los Angeles Clippers entered into a long-term agreement.

Zimmer Biomet received FDA Premarket Approval Application Supplement approval for the Oxford Cementless Partial Knee implant.

Norfolk, Va.-based Atlantic Orthopaedic Specialists recently experienced a data breach affecting 15,264 individuals.