Orthopedic

American Joint Replacement Registry, published by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, logged more than 4 million hip and knee replacements as of March, according to a Nov. 7 news release.

Naitive Technologies and Parvizi Surgical Innovation partnered to advance the development and deployment of OsteoSight, an artificial intelligence tool for the early identification of low bone mineral density. 

Utah Jazz forward Taylor Hendricks underwent a successful surgery at the University of Utah Orthopedic Center in Salt Lake City on Nov. 6, according to a Nov. 6 report from AP Sports.

Warsaw, Ind.-based OrthoPediatrics has reported a loss of $7.9 million in its third quarter, according to a Nov. 6 report from CW affiliate WISH.

Providence-based Ortho Rhode Island faced a three-day outage in September following a system hack, according to a Nov. 6 report from ABC affiliate WPRI.

HCA Florida Biscayne Bay Orthopaedics added Michael Mashura, MD, to its staff, according to a Nov. 5 report by South Florida Hospital News.

Irvine, Calif.-based Hoag Orthopedic Institute has been awarded a five-star rating by CMS, based on patient surveys. 

Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton in Hamilton Township, N.J., has been reaccredited as an orthopedic center of excellence by The Joint Commission. 

OrthoWorx, an Indiana-based initiative formed in 2009 to support the orthopedic industry, has appointed Ryan Christner as its orthopedic industry retention initiative executive director. 

Fusion Orthopedics has won a patent judgment against Extremity Medical from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's Patent Trial and Appeal Board.