Orthopedic

Clinekt Health, a Birmingham, Ala.-based health tech company founded by orthopedic surgeon Kenneth Bramlett, MD, has inked a partnership with Mercedes-Benz, according to a March 26 report from The Birmingham Business Journal. Dr. Bramlett, a former Andrews Sports Medicine surgeon,…

Taking prescription sleep medications within 90 days of knee replacement surgery may be linked to dislocations of the prostheses, revision surgery, falls, wrist fractures and visits to the emergency department, according to an April 4 report from Medscape. The report…

Despite 100% of orthopedic residency positions being filled in 2025, seven states still lack programs for up-and-coming practitioners.  Alaska, Delaware, Idaho, Maine, Montana, South Dakota and Wyoming all lack orthopedic residency programs, according to data from the National Resident Matching…

Orthopedic surgeon Spencer Greendyke, MD, was sentenced to 40 years in prison after he was convicted of 11 felony counts of video voyeurism including children, CBS affiliate KREM reported April 4. In March 2024, an employee of the Coeur d’Alene,…

Four men’s and four women’s college basketball teams will face off on April 4 and 5 in the NCAA March Madness tournament. The final four men’s teams include Durham, N.C.-based Duke University, University of Houston, Auburn (Ala.) University and Gainesville-based…

As payer denials and prior authorization hurdles continue to rise, orthopedic surgeons continue to face pressures to getting paid.  Two surgeons connected with Becker’s to share the biggest reimbursement challenges they are currently facing.  Ask Orthopedic Surgeons is a weekly…

A capital funding round has brought in $38 million from new and existing private investors for restor3d.  Restor3d, which manufactures personalized orthopedic implants, will use the investment to launch four 3D-printed orthopedic product lines in 2025 and 2026, according to…

Tallahassee (Fla.) Orthopedic Clinic founding member Doug Henderson, MD, has died at 85, according to an April 3 report from The Palm Beach Post. Dr. Henderson died the morning of April 3.  In addition to founding Tallahassee Orthopedic, he spent…

During the first quarter of 2025, Becker’s reported on five orthopedic surgeons who died. 1. Edward Klein, DO, an orthopedic surgeon with Dartmouth, Mass.-based Hawthorn Medical, died Jan. 2. Dr. Klein practiced at Hawthorn Medical for more than 22 years…

On April 2, Jacksonville (Fla.) Orthopaedic Institute laid off over 300 workers, including practitioners. Two former JOI surgeons, hand and upper-extremity specialist Jennifer Madden, MD, and sports medicine specialist Richard Snyder, MD, have already landed at Jacksonville-based Southeast Orthopedic Specialists,…