Orthopedic residents require greater instruction on the clinical examination and documentation of spine pathology, according to a study in The Spine Journal. By Shayna Korol - 2/5/18

Roger Chams, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at Illinois Bone and Joint Institute in Morton Grove. By Mackenzie Garrity - 2/5/18

Robin Gehrmann, MD, was selected as a Castle Connolly Top Doctor in the tri-state New York metropolitan area. By Shayna Korol - 2/2/18

A waist hip ratio surrogate is more predictive of wound complications after pelvis or acetabulum stabilization than body mass index, according to a study in the Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma. By Shayna Korol - 2/2/18

Kevin Stone, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon and founder of The Stone Clinic in San Francisco. By Mackenzie Garrity - 2/2/18

Dallas-based Medical City Children's Hospital named Shyam Kishan, MD, medical director of pediatric orthopedics and pediatric orthopedic trauma. By Shayna Korol - 2/1/18

The orthopedic discipline faces major challenges and demonstrates symptoms of decline, according to an editorial by Augusto Sarmiento, MD, in Current Orthopaedic Practice. By Shayna Korol - 2/1/18

Frank Noyes, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon and medical director of the Cincinnati SportsMedicine and Orthopaedic Center. By Mackenzie Garrity - 2/1/18

Operation Walk USA provided an estimated 60 patients with free joint replacements from 40 volunteer orthopedic surgeons at 36 hospitals from Dec. 4 to Dec. 9, 2017. The program has been extended through February. By Shayna Korol - 1/31/18

Freddie Fu, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon and orthopedic surgery chair at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. By Mackenzie Garrity - 1/31/18

Milwaukee-based orthopedic surgeon and philanthropist Michael Kubly, MD, passed away on Jan. 23. He was 82. By Shayna Korol - 1/30/18

Ned Amendola, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at Duke University in Durham, N.C. By Mackenzie Garrity - 1/30/18

Simultaneous bilateral total knee arthroplasty in patients with end-stage hemophilic arthropathy is a safe and cost-effective treatment for HA, according to an article in Nature. By Shayna Korol - 1/29/18

Microsoft founder Bill Gates listed Dr. Matthew Varghese as one of five real-world heroes on his blog, Gates Notes. Dr. Varghese is an orthopedic surgeon at St. Stephen's Hospital in Delhi, India, where he runs India's only polio ward. By Shayna Korol - 1/29/18

Stephen Duncan, MD, an orthopedic surgeon and assistant professor of orthopedic surgery at Lexington-based University of Kentucky, was selected for the prestigious John N. Insall Traveling Fellowship. By Shayna Korol - 1/29/18

Geoffrey Westrich, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon and research director of adult reconstruction and joint replacement services at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City. By Mackenzie Garrity - 1/29/18

According to a study in The Journal of Arthroplasty, patients with bipolar disorder or schizophrenia are at a heightened risk of increased complications after total joint arthroplasty. By Shayna Korol - 1/26/18

In 2016, 27.53 percent of Jonesboro, Ark.-based St. Bernard's Medical Center's discharges were super utilizers, according to a CMS Medicare claims data analysis by Dexur. By Shayna Korol - 1/26/18

Orthopedic surgeon Robert Elvington, MD, joined Varnville, S.C.-based Hampton Regional Medical Center, according to The Hampton County Guardian. By Shayna Korol - 1/26/18

Thomas Thornhill, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at Boston-based Brigham and Women’s Hospital. By Mackenzie Garrity - 1/26/18