Here are five breakthroughs and firsts in orthopedic surgery, as reported by Becker’s since Nov. 10:
- Damion Walker, DO, a surgeon at Kansas Spine & Specialty Hospital in Wichita, completed the state’s first shoulder replacement using Stryker’s Mako SmartRobotics system.
- Daniel Howard, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at Somers Orthopaedic Surgery & Sports Medicine Group, performed the first MISHA Knee System implant in Connecticut.
- Jonathan Tueting, MD, a shoulder, elbow and hand surgery specialist at Rush Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine, performed the first carpometacarpal total joint arthroplasty in the U.S.
- Philadelphia-based Rothman Orthopaedics performed the first U.S. case of a dual mobility total joint replacement for the thumb’s basal joint.
- Clifton Springs (N.Y.) Hospital and Clinic, part of Rochester Regional Health, completed its first Persona IQ Smart Knee device implant.
