Orthopedic

David Thordarson, MD, has been installed as president of the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society.

Boston Red Sox pitcher Liam Hendriks is likely facing the end of his 2024 season following a second treatment by Keith Meister, MD, according to a Sept. 13 report from News Center Maine.

Des Plaines, Ill.-based Illinois Bone & Joint Institute recently experienced a cybersecurity incident affecting 182,670 individuals.

Here are seven orthopedic and spine devicemakers that have raised series A and series C funding this year, totaling $283.5 million: 

On average, physicians spend 5.8 hours working on EHRs for every eight hours they are treating patients; but for some specialties, including orthopedics, that number is a lot lower, according to a Sept. 11 report from the American Medical Association. 

Stryker has introduced two new products, the Osteotomy Truss System and Ankle Truss System, to its foot and ankle portfolio. 

Carson City-based University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Carson Orthopedics and Sports Medicine has added orthopedic surgeons Jamie Furness, MD, and Paull Cameron Gossett, MD. 

A study led by Ettore Vulcano, MD, of New York City-based Mount Sinai found a minimally invasive procedure for achilles tendonitis was effective in as little as six weeks. 

Neal ElAttrache, MD, is set to operate on Sam Hentges, a pitcher for the Cleveland Guardians, on Sept. 18 in Los Angeles.

3D Systems has earned FDA clearance for its Total Ankle Patient-Matched Guides, which can be used with Smith+Nephew’s Salto Tarlaris total ankle prosthesis and Cadence total ankle system.