As shoulder replacement surgery rapidly expands across the U.S., a growing body of research is raising a difficult question for orthopedic care: How much does surgeon experience actually matter? According to an analysis of more than 330,000 patients, the answer…
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Noblesville-based Indiana Orthopedic Institute is adding two orthopedic surgeons to extend its care offerings. Andrew Kapsalis, DPM, and Meghan Roby, DPM, are set to join the organization this summer, providing services including ankle replacements, minimally invasive procedures and revision surgery,…
Orthopedic surgery is evolving rapidly as new technologies, advanced surgical techniques and multidisciplinary care models reshape the field. At the same time, many of the specialty’s leading surgeons are expanding what orthopedic leadership looks like through innovation, research, education and…
Advita Ortho, a global medical technology company, announced the first clinical use of its Equinoxe scapula reconstruction system, a trauma device designed to treat acromial and scapular spine fractures. The system is intended for fractures and non-unions associated with reverse…
Columbia, Tenn.-based Maury Regional Health opened its Orthopedic Surgical Institute. The facility is on the first floor of the first floor of the Outpatient Pavilion on Maury Regional Medical Center’s campus, according to a May 20 news release. It expands…
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The Connecticut Medical Examining Board fined two orthopedic physicians $10,000 each after finding they allowed unlicensed staff to perform laser treatments at an affiliated business in Southington, Conn, according to a May 20 New Haven Register report. Christopher Betz, MD,…
Hospital settings offered the highest annual mean pay for orthopedic surgeons, excluding pediatrics, according to the latest data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The agency’s newest data is as of May 2025. Here are the annual mean wages…
Outpatient joint replacement is rapidly reshaping orthopedic care as advances in minimally invasive surgery, anesthesia, rapid recovery protocols and care coordination make same-day hip and knee replacement increasingly common. Across the U.S., orthopedic surgeons are leading the shift toward ambulatory…
Twenty-five years ago, when Richard Berger, MD, began talking about outpatient joint replacement surgery, much of the orthopedic community found the idea absurd. At the time, hip and knee replacement patients routinely spent seven to 10 days in the hospital…
In the last seven days, three legal cases involving spine and orthopedics reached major developments. 1. The CFO of a spinal implant company has pleaded guilty to conspiring to pay more than $540,000 in bribes to surgeons in exchange for…