Orthopedic

In July, U.S. News & World Report named New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery the top orthopedic hospital in the U.S. for the 15th consecutive year. 

Johnson & Johnson MedTech has entered into an exclusive commercial distribution agreement with Responsive Arthroscopy, a medical device company specializing in sports soft tissue repair solutions. 

Former professional tennis player Fernando Perez has undergone two hip replacements at Allentown, Pa.-based Lehigh Valley Orthopedic Institute. 

Here are six orthopedic surgery practices that have opened in Texas since July:

Michal Klek, MD, has joined Lewes, Del.-based Beebe Healthcare to provide orthopedic surgery. 

A class action lawsuit against Exeter, N.H.-based Access Sports Medicine and Orthopaedics for a data breach that impacted nearly 90,000 patients has been dropped, according to a Nov. 13 report from Bloomberg Law.

Los Angeles Lakers forward Christian Wood has developed soreness in his left knee in preparing for the season, which is expected to complicate his recovery from multiple surgeries, according to a Nov. 12 report from Hoops Rumors.

Irvine, Calif.-based Hoag Orthopedic Institute has named Hafiz Kassam, MD, as its inaugural director of its shoulder reconstruction program. 

Newport News, Va.-based surgeon Bryanna Vesely, DPM, performed the first minimally invasive Haglund's repair surgery on the Virginia Peninsula using the Arthrex MIS FiberTak Achilles SpeedBridge Implant Repair System.

Orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine specialist Ken Saer, MD, passed away at age 94.