Orthopedic trauma surgeons are trained to fix what is broken. Pain is expected to improve as the fracture stabilizes, swelling subsides and tissues heal. For many patients, it does. For some, it does not. Weeks after surgery, pain can become…
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Houston-based Fondren Orthopedic Group, relocated its Pearland, Texas, clinic to an expanded facility featuring the practice’s first ASC. The new facility offers comprehensive orthopedic subspecialties, on-site physical therapy and outpatient surgical options, according to a news release shared with Becker’s…
For decades, orthopedic surgeons interested in serious clinical research largely faced a familiar choice. They could build a career inside an academic medical center, where research infrastructure and incentives already existed. Or they could enter private practice, gaining more autonomy…
Gerald Steinberg, MD, an orthopedic surgeon who held leadership roles at Amherst-based University of Massachusetts and Cambridge (Mass.) Health Alliance, died Aug. 25 at 83. Dr. Steinberg began his orthopedic career at UMass Medical Center in Worcester, Mass., where he…
Robert Robertson, MD, a longtime orthopedic surgeon and founding member of Oklahoma Surgical Hospital in Tulsa, died Aug. 18 at 85. Dr. Robertson spent four years completing specialty training in orthopedic surgery at the Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education…
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Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital and Tampa-based Florida Orthopaedic Institute became the first in the world to perform surgery using Smith+Nephew’s EVOS Pelvic and Acetabular System, an FDA-cleared system for treating complex pelvic and acetabular fractures. The first procedure was performed…
Researchers at Rush University Medical Center found particles from total joint replacements traveled to the brain in some patients but no evidence of cognitive decline related to their presence. The June 2026 study, published in Acta BioMaterialia, surveyed data from…
Highlands-Cashiers Hospital, based in Macon County, N.C., added James Post, MD, and John Sloboda, MD, to its medical staff, expanding its orthopedic services. Dr. Post specializes in hand and upper extremity surgery, including carpal tunnel syndrome, rotator cuff injuries, fractures,…
The American Medical Society for Sports Medicine partnered with OpenEvidence to develop AI-powered sports medicine educational resources for clinicians and patients. The organizations will create a library of resources on current and emerging sports medicine topics for SportsMedToday.com, according to…