Orthopedic

Detroit Tigers shortstop Javier Báez had hip surgery, the Detroit Free Press reported Sept. 4. 

On Sept. 1, UnitedHealthcare released a list of procedures that will be eligible for its new physician gold-card program. 

Meade, Kan.-based Artesian Valley Health System is adding orthopedic surgeon Firas Kawtharani, MD, according to a Sept. 3 report by KSCB.

Rapid City, S.D.-based Black Hills Orthopedic & Spine Center has added sports medicine specialist Nathan Jacobson, MD. 

Rothman Orthopaedic Institute will have to pay its share of former Philadelphia Eagles captain Chris Maragos' $43.5 million verdict, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported Sept. 3.

EmergeOrtho-Triangle Region in Durham, N.C., added orthopedic surgeon Kyle Nappo, MD, the practice said Sept. 3.

Dillon O'Neill, MD, joined Indianapolis-based Indiana University Health Physicians.

Stu Erck, of Monticello, Minn.,has been refunded for his knee replacement procedure after filing a grievance with UnitedHealthcare for overbilling, according to an Aug. 30 report from The Minnesota Star Tribune.

Maxx Orthopedics has earned FDA clearance for its Freedom Titan PCK revision knee system and entered into a strategic partnership with Unik Orthopedics. 

Lutz, Fla.-based Modern Foot & Ankle has acquired Sarasota-based Florida Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Center.