Orthopedic

Zimmer Biomet signed a definitive agreement to acquire OrthoGrid Systems.

East Stroudsburg, Pa.-based Mountain Valley Orthopedics will add orthopedic surgeon Leighann Krasney, DO, in September.

Surgeons from Johnstown, Pa.-based Conemaugh Physician Group's Western Pennsylvania Orthopedics practice have completed the first meniscal transplant surgery at Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center, according to an Aug. 5 report from CBS affiliate WTAJ.

Michael Laird, MD, orthopedic surgeon at San Luis Obispo, Calif.-based Central Coast Orthopedic Medical Group, is facing a lawsuit for allegedly replacing a knee with hardware that he knew was too big, according to an Aug. 5 report from The…

The average orthopedic surgeon starting salaries ranged from $500,000 on the low end and $815,000 on the higher end in 2023/2024, according to AMN Healthcare's 2024 Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruiting Incentives.

Orthopedic surgeons billed an average of $9,809,514 to commercial payers in 2023, according to AMN Healthcare's 2024 "Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruiting Incentives" report.

The Joint Commission recognizes health systems across the U.S. with a gold seal of approval for various specialties, including spine and hip-related measures, based on a number of performance measures. 

Orthopedic surgeons have the highest average starting salary among several specialties, according to AMN Healthcare's 2024 Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruiting Incentives.

Several major orthopedic and spine device companies, from Zimmer Biomet to Smith+Nephew, have spent substantial amounts of money lobbying in Washington, D.C., in the 2024 season. 

The Camp Hill-based Orthopedic Institute of Pennsylvania has added pain intervention physician David Weiss, DO, to its team.