Sanford Bemidji (Minn.) Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Center has added Corey Wells, MD, to its team of orthopedic surgeons, according to a Sept. 27 report by Park Rapids Enterprise.

Niagara Falls (N.Y.) Memorial Medical Center has added Erik Freeland, DO, to its orthopedics team. 

OrthoConnecticut has received approval to undergo restructuring without seeking a certificate of need from the state's Office of Health Strategy, according to a Sept. 27 report from the Hartford Business Journal.

The majority — 79 percent — of orthopedic surgeons under the age of 40 would choose to practice medicine again if given the choice, according to the Medscape 2023 "Young Physician Compensation Report" published Sept. 26. 

Gautier, Miss.-based Bienville Orthopaedic Specialists has been hit with a federal lawsuit following a patient data breach that compromised the personal information of 242,986 people, according to a Sept. 26 report from Law360. 

Becker's reported on three orthopedic surgeons who won awards in the third quarter of 2023.

Value-based care program provider ValueHealth has expanded its Muve Orthopedics program through a partnership with Orange, Ohio-based Northern Ohio Surgery Center. 

The New York Yankees have been named the most popular Major League Baseball team for 2023, according to a survey from YouGov.

Darin Johnson has been promoted from president to CEO of orthopedic devicemaker Exactech. 

Orthopedic surgeons are compensated the least in Florida, where they earn an average of $243,472 — 24 percent less than the national average — according to career website ZipRecruiter.

Phy Health and RightMove have partnered to improve access to musculoskeletal screening tools, according to a Sept. 26 news release.

EmergeOrtho Coastal Region in North Carolina added orthopedic surgeon Jack Bowling, MD, Wilmington Biz reported Sept. 26.

Orthopedic surgeons earn $382,102 per year in Nevada — 19 percent more than the national average — according to career website ZipRecruiter.

Kingsport, Tenn.-based Holston Medical Group has added Cory Knecht, MD, to its team at HMG Orthopedics.

Rockford-based OrthoIllinois has completed its new OrthoIllinois Surgery Center in Elgin, according to a Sept. 18 report from the Daily Herald.

Enovis plans to acquire LimaCorporate in a deal worth more than $700 million.

Keith Meister, MD, performed Tommy John elbow surgery on Riley Greene, an outfielder for the Detroit Tigers, on Sept. 20 in Dallas. 

Matthew Tao, MD, of University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, is the first surgeon in the state to use the BEAR implant for ACL surgery, NBC affiliate WOWT reported Sept. 21.

Here are two recent sports medicine partnerships Becker's has reported on since Sept. 14: 

Sports medicine surgeon Matthew Anderson, MD, has joined the Bone and Joint Institute of Tennessee, according to a Sept. 21 report by the Williamson Herald.