There are 10 states in the U.S. that currently have fewer than three orthopedic surgeons for every 100,000 residents, and those shortages are only expected to increase over the coming years.
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William Baione, MD, performed hip replacements on a man and his daughter on the same day, according to a Nov. 7 feature from Hackensack Meridian Health.
Kevin Garvin, MD, has been named president-elect of the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery.
Neal ElAttrache, MD, performed shoulder surgery on Clayton Kershaw, who pitched for the Los Angeles Dodgers last season.
Zimmer Biomet on Nov. 7 posted $1.7 billion in third quarter net sales.
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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.