Orthopedic

Beaufort (S.C.) Memorial Hospital surgeon Edward Blocker, MD, will work at  the hospital's Okatie (S.C.) Orthopaedic Specialists office, Bluffton Today reported March 21.

Healthcare as an industry is up against many threats and challenges.

Here's what three surgeons have to say about the technologies that could change orthopedics:

University Hospitals Amherst (Ohio) Beaver Creek Surgery Center has opened, according to a March 20 news release.

New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery and New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health are the top hospital and health system, respectively, for orthopedic care, according to a ranking by Castle Connolly.

Castle Connolly ranked the top physician practices for orthopedics for 2024. 

Stryker completed its acquisition of Serf SaS, according to a March 21 news release. 

Los Angeles Lakers forward Christian Wood had an arthroscopic surgery on his left knee on March 19, the team said. 

Adam Perry, MD, who founded Lafayette-based Louisiana Orthopedic Specialists, died at age 49, the practice said in a March 19 Facebook post.

Innovation is at the core of the spine and orthopedic industry.