Orthopedic

Orthopedic care access is facing a slow-burning problem — one that doesn’t always show up in quarterly reports but is visible to patients trying to get in the door. As CMS moves forward with a 2.5% reduction to the physician…

Carson City, Nev.-based Tahoe Orthopedics & Sports Medicine has opened a new clinic in Gardnerville, Nev., in partnership with South Lake Tahoe, Calif.-based Barton Health.  The clinic is now accepting patients, according to a Dec. 17 news release.  Tahoe Orthopedics…

CHI Memorial Orthopedics, part of Chattanooga, Tenn.-based CHI Memorial Medical Group, has added Masoud Hamidian, MD. Dr. Hamidian is an orthopedic surgeon with more than 20 years of experience, according to a Dec. 10 news release from CHI Memorial.  He…

Resurgeons Orthopaedics has opened a practice location in Griffin, Ga., according to a Dec. 11 report from CityBiz. The 4,900-square-foot practice is part of Griffin Crossroads, a neighborhood shopping center.  Resurgens opened the practice Dec. 8.  The organization supports more…

Milwaukee-based real estate firm Hammes is redeveloping a vacant department store at Brookwood Village Mall in Birmingham, Ala., into a 61,000-square-foot orthopedic clinic.  Andrews Sports Medicine, based in Birmingham, will anchor the space, which is set to open in June…

New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery has received its sixth Magnet designation for nursing excellence, more than any other hospital in New York state.  Fewer than 0.5% of hospitals nationwide have achieved the honor six times from the American…

OrthAlign has expanded its Lantern hip platform to support posterior-based approaches in total hip arthroplasty, broadening the handheld navigation system’s use across all patient positions. The Lantern system, which first launched for supine-positioned patients in 2023, will be commercially available…

Zimmer Biomet and OneStep, a digital fall and mobility intelligence platform, entered an exclusive collaboration for mobility data, according to a Dec. 16 news release. Under the partnership, OneStep’s gait and mobility analytics captured on smartphones will integrate into Zimmer…

Orthopedic surgeons David Ruch, MD, and Marc Richard, MD, completed the first wrist fixation surgery with the Acu-Loc NEXT System developed by Acumed.  The Acu-Loc NEXT System, which earned FDA clearance in August, has a redesigned screw platform and streamlined…

The question facing orthopedics in 2026 is no longer whether the specialty can innovate, but whether it can sustain that innovation. Rising costs, staffing shortages and continued reimbursement pressure are forcing practices to more closely examine how care is delivered,…