Orthopedic

Private equity firm Montagu has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire orthopedic device manufacturer Tyber Medical.

Albany, Ga.-based Orthopaedic Associates is planning to close its doors permanently on April 30, citing increasing costs and declining reimbursements, according to a Jan. 13 report from NBC affiliate WALB.

Orthopedic surgeon Laura Forese, MD, was named to Surgery Partners' board of directors.

Springfield, Mass.-based Shriners Children's New England has added pediatric orthopedic surgeon Elizabeth Bizier, MD, according to a Jan. 13 report from NBC affiliate WWLP.

As total joint replacement surgical technology has improved over the past, but a vital part of care — infection prevention methods — have largely remained stagnant.

Oklahoma City-based Integris Health Baptist Medical Center has added Michael Padilla, MD, to its staff.

An internal study of New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery's Lifestyle Medicine Program found it was effective for elective orthopedic surgery patients.

Birmingham, Ala.-based Grandview Medical Center will start construction on an ASC focused on orthopedics and pain management, the Birmingham Business Journal reported Jan. 10. 

As orthopedic surgeons prepare for a busy 2025, there is one word that they help will lead care forward in 2025: prevention. 

Anna Miller, MD, was named chair of orthopedics at Dartmouth Health and Geisel School of Medicine in Lebanon, N.H., according to a Jan. 8 news release.