Orthopedic

Zimmer Biomet has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase Paragon 28, a medical device company focused exclusively on foot-and-ankle orthopedics. 

Woodland Park, Colo.-based Pikes Peak Orthopedics has formed a partnership with Colorado-based Community Paramedics, according to a Jan. 27 report from the Pikes Peak Courier.

Aspen Medical Products acquired Advanced Orthopaedics, according to a Jan. 29 news release.

Hospital for Special Surgery marked five years of operations in West Palm Beach, Fla., on Jan. 27, according to a news release. 

AdventHealth Hendersonville (N.C.) has received advanced hip and knee replacement certification from DNV.

Emporia, Kan.-based Newman Regional Health added Patrick McGregor, MD, to its orthopedics staff.

Brian Schulz, MD, performed knee surgery on Brock McGinn, a winger for the Anaheim Ducks, in Los Angeles.

Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai has tapped Patrick Whitlock, MD, PhD, as director of hip preservation in the department of orthopaedics and as an orthopedic surgeon at Cedars-Sinai Guerin Children's.

Here are three NFL teams that have acquired new orthopedic partners in the last year: 

Leawood, Kan.-based Kansas City Orthopaedic Institute, the area's only orthopedic speciality hospital, is marking 25 years of patient care.