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.

The Arthroscopy Association of North America collaborated with VirtaMed to create knee arthroscopy training modules with two different skin tones.

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.  

After nearly 15 years leading Durham, N.C.-based EmergeOrtho, Steve DeBiasi will take over as CEO of physician advisory firm Curi.

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.

DePuy Synthes, Johnson & Johnson's orthopedic business, added two products to its Attune total knee portfolio.

Orthofix's TrueLok EVO ring fixation system for limb reconstruction was cleared by the FDA and used in U.S. patients.

PatientIQ plans to launch a hip arthroscopy quality improvement program as part of a partnership with the Hip Surgical Treatment Registry.

Gritman Medical Center in Moscow, Idaho, has expanded orthopedic surgery services with the addition of Gritman Orthopedic Surgeons, the Daily Fly reported March 15.

Johnson & Johnson subsidiary DePuy Synthes on March 15 was ordered to pay Gary Lynn Rasmussen, MD, $20 million after one of its products was found to infringe on one of the orthopedic surgeon's patents, according to Law360.com.

Recent innovations in sensor technologies demonstrated huge potential in orthopedic surgery, evolving beyond the bulky, expensive and less reliable technologies of the past.

Enovis, Colfax's orthopedic spinoff company, is expected to complete separation April 4.

The Center for Neurosciences, Orthopaedics & Spine in Dakota Dunes, S.D., and Sioux City, S.D.-based Tri-State Specialists have consolidated under the CNOS name, The Sioux City Journal reported March 14.

Lewes, Del.-based Beebe Healthcare is planning to open its $125 million surgical hospital in May, Delaware Business Times reported March 14.

Orthopedic developments and outpatient expansions are booming across the country as healthcare continues its shift to the ambulatory environment, where an aging elderly population are likely to receive their care in the future. 

Steven Haddad, MD, joined orthopedic devicemaker Extremity Medical as chief clinical officer.

In the next decade, orthopedic surgery will move further toward a multidisciplinary approach to care, with large musculoskeletal campuses fostering greater collaboration, research, education and patient care.

Former professional wrestler Scott Hall is on life support at Wellstar Kennestone Hospital in Marietta, Ga., following a hip replacement surgery, FOX affiliate WTAJ reported March 13.

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