Orthopedic

A federal judge in the Southern District of Texas has dismissed a summary judgment alleging millions of dollars of fraud from Cornerstone Regional Hospital in Edinburg, Texas, and orthopedic surgeon in residence Raul Marquez, MD, according to a Dec. 11…

Uniontown, Pa.-based Penn Highlands Orthopedics and Sports Medicine has opened a pain management suite in Rostraver Township, according to a Dec. 11 report from The Daily Courier.

Here are 10 major orthopedic studies conducted in 2024 to know:

Zimmer Biomet had a strong 2024, bolstering its product lines and staying on top of orthopedic medtech trends.

Pennsylvania orthopedic surgeon Robert Armstrong, MD, died Dec. 7 at the Butler (Pa.) Memorial Hospital following a brief illness, according to a Dec. 10 obituary.

Basketball star Caitlin Clark has been named Time's Athlete of the Year for 2024. 

Smith+Nephew recently became the latest major orthopedics company to announce layoffs in 2024, sharing plans to cut 150 jobs in Memphis, Tenn. 

New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City had a strong 2024 with bolstered leadership and growth.

Throughout 2024, technology giant Apple has played a role in several orthopedic and spine surgeries in a number of ways. For example, in February 2024, Robert Masson, MD, became the first spine surgeon to use Apple's Vision Pro into the…

Long Branch, N.J.-based Monmouth Medical Center, an RWJBarnabas Health facility, and Seaview Orthopaedics, a partner practice of RWJBarnabas Health, have provided free joint replacements to two patients through the Operation Walk initiative.