Orthopedic

St. Louis-based Orthopedic Associates' Des Peres Square Surgery Center has completed its 1,000th total joint replacement. 

The average hourly wage for orthopedic surgeons varies by more than $150 per hour between Minnesota and West Virginia, the states where orthopedic surgeons have the highest and lowest earnings.

Jonathan-James Eno, MD, has joined Pacific Permanente's orthopedic surgery group at Maui Memorial Medical Center and the Maui Memorial Medical Center Outpatient Clinic in Wailuku, Hawaii, according to a May 15 report from Maui Now. 

A documentary film sponsored by NYU Langone Orthopedics in New York City will screen at the 23rd Tribeca Festival as an official selection of the 2024 Tribeca X Award Competition.

Orthofix won the "Best Patient Experience Solution" Award in the 2024 MedTech Breakthrough Awards Program, the devicemaker said May 16.

Fx Shoulder Solutions earned FDA 510(k) clearance for its suite of full-wedge augmented glenoid baseplates, the devicemaker said May 16. 

Meeker-based Colorado Advanced Orthopedics, Sports Medicine, and Spine has added Karen Frye, DO, and Justin Grant, DO, to its team, according to a May 15 report from the Daily Sentinel. 

Orthopedic surgeons were the highest-paid physician specialists this year, earning $22,000 more than plastic surgeons, who took the second spot, according to Medscape's 2024 "Physician Compensation Report" published April 12. 

As of May 13, the FDA has cleared 882 artificial intelligence- and machine learning-enabled medical devices, including five orthopedic products. 

Orthopedic surgeon Adam Cota, MD, has joined Port Angeles, Wash.-based Olympic Medical Center, according to a May 15 report from the Sequim Gazette.