Orthopedic

Here are 10 key developments from Zimmer Biomet so far in 2025. 1. The company entered into a definitive agreement to purchase Paragon 28, a medical device company focused exclusively on foot-and-ankle orthopedics.  2. John Sperling, MD, of Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic performed the…

Northern Light Health is relocating its outpatient podiatry services from Sangerville, Maine-based Northern Light Health Center to Dover-Foxcroft, Maine-based Northern Light Orthopedics, according to a May 27 report from The Piscataquis Observer. Podiatry patients at Northern Light Orthopedics, which is…

Scott Hannum, MD, is a partner at Durham, N.C.-based EmergeOrtho, and medical director and co-owner of Brunswick Surgery Center in Leland, N.C.  Dr. Hannum is also a board-certified orthopedic surgeon who specializes in hip and knee replacements.  He is certified…

Warsaw, Ind.-based medtech company Zimmer Biomet has signed a cooperation agreement with Egypt’s Ministry of Health and Population, according to a May 26 report from Daily News Egypt. Through the agreement, Egypt-based distributor AZM will offer Zimmer Biomet’s orthopedic and…

St. Luke’s Health-Memorial Lufkin (Texas) has become the first system in the East Texas region to use Zimmer Biomet’s Persona IQ total knee implant, according to a May 27 report from The Lufkin Daily News. The procedure was performed May…

Zimmer Biomet named Kevin Thornal as group president for global business and the Americas, according to a May 27 news release. Mr. Thornal will join the company July 1. He was previously CEO and president of Nevro, which was acquired…

The average time to see a physician across specialties has grown 19% since 2022, but for orthopedics that figure has gone down, according to a new survey from AMH Healthcare. The average physician appointment wait time for orthopedic surgery is…

Nicholas Grosso, MD, serves as the president of The Centers for Advanced Orthopaedics in Bethesda, Md.  He also practices as a board-certified orthopedic surgeon at the Orthopaedic Associates of Central Maryland Care Center in Catonsville, Columbia and Eldersburg. Dr. Grosso…

Implementing new protocols can go a long way in improving orthopedic patient care, recovery and outcomes.  Ask Orthopedic Surgeons is a weekly series of questions posed to orthopedic surgeons around the country about clinical, business and policy issues affecting spine…

In January, Charlotte, N.C.-based OrthoCarolina made the strategic decision to sell off its physician therapy business to Atlanta-based PT Solutions Physical Therapy.  In April, the practice made another major decision to part with 18 MRI locations, which it sold to…