Orthopedic

Bruno Gobbato, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at Jaraguá Hospital in Brazil, has become the first surgeon in the country to use the Apple Vision Pro during a shoulder arthroscopy, according to an April 19 report from 9to5Mac.

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Los Angeles County's Harbor-UCLA Medical Center fired an orthopedic surgeon accused of misconduct and failure to disclose medical device payments, The Daily Bruin reported April 21. 

All 12 Women's National Basketball Association teams have a team of trained orthopedic surgeons and physicians providing care for them. 

Several U.S.-based orthopedic powerhouses have taken their services overseas, providing care in countries including Ireland and Tanzania. 

Technology has the potential to have a major effect on the trajectory of healthcare in 2024.

Keith Meister, MD, operated on Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen, the team said April 18.

The Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, Md., area is the highest-paying metropolitan region for orthopedic surgeons, according to new data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Thirty United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee sports medicine staff members and 28 additional medical professionals will travel with Team USA to the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris. 

Two legal filings in less than one month have alleged departmental misconduct and employee mistreatment by Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt University Medical Center orthopedic surgeon and executive Rick Wright, MD, according to an April 17 report from the Nashville Scene.