Orthopedic

Sparrow Medical Group added Arjuna Cuddeback, DO, to its orthopedics practice in Charlotte, Mich.

Phillip Marone, MD, orthopedic surgeon and former team physician for the Philadelphia Phillies MLB team, hasdied at 93. 

Torrance, Calif.-based Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, which is facing lawsuits related to a former orthopedic leader, has been placed on probation by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, The Daily Breeze reported Nov. 3.

Patient-reported outcome measures are being increasingly utilized to evaluate the success of hip and knee arthroplasty procedures for patients, according to the American Joint Replacement Registry's 2023 annual report on hip and knee arthroplasty procedural trends and patient outcomes. 

Orlando (Fla.) Health Jewett Orthopedic Institute, the state's first orthopedic specialty hospital, added six  physicians to its team, according to a Nov. 3 news release shared with Becker's.

Mentorship can be a powerful force in a surgeon's career. 

Nanovis, a creator of nanotechnology surface solutions for orthopedic, spine and dental applications, has created a scientific advisory board that includes three orthopedic surgeons. 

Mixed reality surgical guidance company Polaris AR has earned FDA clearance for its Stellar Knee, the first clearance secured by Polaris AR. 

In August 2020, the ransomware gang Maze alleged that it had stolen patient data from Ventura (Calif.) Orthopedics and planned to post the information online. At the time, the orthopedic practice refused to confirm or deny the claims, according to…

Michael Ast, MD, of New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery was named chief medical officer of Ospitek, the medtech company said Nov. 2.