Orthopedic

New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery named Answorth Allen, MD, and Mathias Bostrom, MD, as associate surgeons-in-chief.

Neal ElAttrache, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon specializing in sports medicine at the Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic in Los Angeles.

U.S. News & World Report has named its top 50 orthopedic hospitals in the U.S. for 2023 and 2024, including four hospitals in Pennsylvania. 

Chris Coetzee, MD, operated on Pittsburgh Penguins forward Jake Guentzel on Aug. 2, the team said.

Four orthopedic surgeons connected with Becker's to answer, "What is the biggest threat to orthopedics from outside the industry?"

Stryker on Aug. 3 posted $5 billion in net sales during the second quarter, an 11.2 percent increase year-over-year.

Neal ElAttrache, MD, operated on James Kaprielian, a pitcher for the Oakland Athletics, Aug. 2 at Cedars-Sinai Kerlan-Jobe Institute in Los Angeles. 

A civil trial is set to begin on Aug. 7 against Sheridan (Wyo.) Orthopedic Associates and surgeon Brian Laman, MD, after patient Mary Moore filed a suit in 2019 alleging that Dr. Laman declined several times to operate on her…

The number of unnecessary spine and orthopedic surgeries are on the rise in the U.S., with an estimated 50 percent of lumbar spine surgeries deemed unnecessary.

U.S. News & World Report has named its top 50 orthopedic hospitals in the U.S. for 2023 and 2024, including five hospitals in Illinois.