Orthopedic

Zimmer Biomet earned the FDA’s Breakthrough Device Designation for its iodine-treated total hip replacement system, according to an Oct. 28 news release. The iodine technology uses a controlled-release surface treatment into the iTaperloc complete and iG7 hip system to address…

John Fowler, MD, and Dharmesh Vyas, MD, PhD, performed successful surgery on Rickard Rakell, a forward for the Pittsburgh Penguins.  The left hand surgery was completed at UPMC Mercy Hospital in Pittsburgh, according to an Oct. 26 news release from…

A property in Temple Terrace, Fla., that houses a Florida Orthopedic Institute location, has been sold for $53.55 million, according to an Oct. 23 report from traded. The 85,000-square-foot property was purchased at a price of $630 per square foot. …

An aging population, new technologies and the rise of outpatient surgery are redefining what it means to be an orthopedic surgeon. Leaders from across the field shared which skills and training they believe will matter most for the next generation.…

When Douglas Dirschl, MD, looks at the shifting landscape of orthopedics, rather than disruption, he sees an opportunity to redefine value in musculoskeletal care. As professor and chairman of the Joseph Barnhart Department of Orthopedic Surgery at Baylor College of…

For Nader Nassif, MD, the evolution of orthopedics isn’t defined by technology alone — it’s defined by balance. An orthopedic surgeon and division chief of joint replacement at Hoag Orthopedic Institute in Irvine, Calif., Dr. Nassif has helped lead a…

When Marc Philippon, MD, looks at the evolution of sports medicine, he does not see a field defined by technology, but one defined by values. As an orthopedic surgeon and managing partner of The Steadman Clinic, and chairman and co-director…

Steamboat Orthopaedics & Spine Institute has signed an agreement to be the exclusive provider of orthopedic surgery and sports medicine for Middle Park Health.  Adam Wilson, MD, Jay Thompson, DO, Alexander Meininger, MD, and J. Alex Sielatycki, MD, will provide…

When Drew Ratner, MD, opened American Orthopedics in Greenville, S.C., on Oct. 14, he said he expected to see only a few patients a day in its first week. His practice saw more than 60 patients in its first days.…

The American Joint Replacement Registry released its 12th annual report, which includes analysis of more than 4.4 million hip and knee arthroplasty procedures, according to an Oct. 23 news release from the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.  Here are five…