Orthopedic

UFC fighter Jamahal Hill has chosen experienced sports medicine surgeon Neal ElAttrache, MD, to repair his ruptured Achilles tendon, according to a July 18 report from USA Today Sports. 

Orthopedic implant and procedures company NextStep Arthropedix has launched the Preserve by NextStep, the first retractorless, assistantless anterior hip approach that eliminates soft tissue and bone injury. 

From 2018 to 2022, there was a 304 percent increase in knee replacement claims from procedures occurring in the ASC setting, according to 2023 data from Definitive Healthcare. 

Healthgrades has named the top 100 hospitals for orthopedic surgery in 2023, including three hospitals in Maryland. 

Fort Myers, Fla.-based Lee Health has appointed hand and wrist surgeon Thomas Hunt, MD, as its vice president and chief physician executive of musculoskeletal medicine. 

Morehead, Ky.-based St. Claire HealthCare and Huntington, W.Va.-based Marshall Health have partnered to create an orthopedic and sports medicine program in Morehead, according to a July 17 report from Morehead State Public Radio.  

Peter Ramsey, MD, completed the first artificial intelligence-assisted hip replacement in March.

Healthgrades has named the top 100 hospitals for orthopedic surgery in 2023, including three hospitals in Minnesota. 

CurvaFix raised $39 million in series C financing and named a new CEO, the orthopedic devicemaker said July 14.

New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery and Naples, Fla.-based NCH Healthcare System are partnering to build a $90 million orthopedic center, Naples Daily News reported July 14.