Orthopedic

Here are six recent sports medicine updates orthopedic leaders should know:

The Memphis Grizzlies have seen more injuries during the 2023-24 basketball season than any other NBA team, according to research from sports betting group Canada Sports Betting. 

Fayetteville, N.C.-based Cape Fear Valley Medical Center, part of Cape Fear Valley Health, has launched a $14 million expansion project that will add more space for its growing orthopedic residency program, according to a March 6 report from the Greater…

Orthopedic surgeons Harlan Slesnick, MD, and Frantz Lerebours, MD, performed shoulder surgery on Miami Heat player Josh Richardson. 

Rockport, Maine-based Pen Bay Medical Center and Belfast, Maine-based Waldo County General Hospital have named Matt Hill as regional practice manager of orthopedics and sports medicine, according to a March 6 report from the Penobscot Bay Pilot.

Stryker is recalling 143 units of its Triathlon total knee system, according to a March 6 notice from the FDA.

Thomas Knox, MD, an orthopedic surgeon, joined the staff of Baxter Health Bone & Joint Clinic in Mountain Home, Ark.

Northeast Orthopedics and Sports Medicine recently experienced a data security incident affecting 177,101 individuals. 

Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based Holy Cross Medical Group has added interventional pain specialist Giuseppe Paese, DO, according to a March 5 press release sent to Becker's. 

Orlando (Fla.) Health Jewett Orthopedic Institute is participating in three clinical trials about musculoskeletal care.