Orthopedic

Bloomington-based Indiana University has launched a statewide consortium to accelerate musculoskeletal research, treatment and manufacturing, as bone fractures and mobility loss surge among older adults. The Indiana Musculoskeletal Health Partnership for the Advancement of Care & Treatment brings together more…

Several orthopedic practices, hospitals and management service organizations named new leadership roles in January. 1. S. Clifton Willimon, MD, was named chief of orthopedics and sports medicine center at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, effective Jan. 1. 2. Orthopedic Care Partners…

Orthopedics was among the top 10 specialties and subspecialties with the greatest number of resident physicians, according to the American Medical Association and the Association of American Medical Colleges. The AMA and AAMC report collected data on residency training programs…

Orthopedic medtech company Zimmer Biomet is laying off employees at numerous locations, according to a Jan. 23 report from CBS affiliate WSBT.  Most of the layoffs are outside of the company’s headquarters in Warsaw, Ind., the report said.  Zimmer Biomet…

Texas Tech Health El Paso will launch an orthopedic surgery residency program at University Medical Center of El Paso beginning July 1.  The five-year program will train three residents per year, aiming to increase the number of orthopedic surgeons in…

Zimmer Biomet and Paragon 28 have commercially launched the Brachiator Mini-Rail External Fixation System. The new system is designed for correcting bone deformities and stabilizing foot and ankle fractures, according to a Jan. 20 news release from Paragon 28.  The…

Jay Lieberman, MD, has watched total joint arthroplasty transform over the last decade, tighter perioperative protocols, shorter lengths of stay and an industrywide push toward measuring outcomes with increasing precision. But the chair of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at…

Robotics in orthopedics is having a moment, but Brian Nwannunu, MD, orthopedic surgeon at Dallas-based Texas Joint Institute, says the biggest misconception is still the simplest one: people assume it runs itself.  In reality, the technology is changing how surgeons…

Edge Surgical has signed a $225,000 agreement that makes 3Di Medical an authorized distributor for the company’s orthopedic depth gauge in Florida.  The Ortho EDG Universal Electronic Depth Gauge, along with Edge Surgical’s portfolio, will be distributed to select hospitals…

UT Health San Antonio is one of the limited sites in the U.S. with surgeons trained to perform total thumb arthroplasty procedures.  In the procedure, surgeons replace both sides of the arthritic thumb joint with a small implant, according to…