Orthopedic

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. 

OrthoPediatrics and Thrive Orthopedics inked a distribution agreement to bring more bracing products to the U.S., according to a Jan. 22 news release. 

John Sperling, MD, of Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic performed the first cases with Zimmer Biomet's OsseoFit stemless shoulder system.

As all physicians are heading into 2025 battling nationwide shortages and ongoing reimbursement cuts, here are five numbers that are scaring orthopedic surgeons right now:

Oklahoma City-based McBride Orthopedic Hospital has added Jeffrey Belisle, MD, to its staff, according to a Jan. 21 report from The Record Journal.

Philadelphia-based Drexel University has selected a university-affiliated orthopedic medical device startup to receive support from its innovation fund. 

Orthopedic surgeon Richard Moore, MD, has donated $1 million to Boise (Idaho) State Athletics, according to a Jan. 21 report from Bronco Sports.

AdventHealth Georgia has tapped Julie Smith as the director of neuroscience and orthopedics for the Georgia market, according to a Jan. 22 report from Coosa Valley News.

HSHS Medical Group Multispecialty Care - Effingham (Ill.) has added Thomas Ambrose, MD, to its orthopedic team.