Orthopedic

In May, John Dundon, MD, chief of adult reconstruction at Morristown (N.J.) Medical Center, became the first orthopedic surgeon in New Jersey to perform a smart knee implant using PersonaIQ, the first and only smart knee implant for total knee…

Three workers were taken to the hospital following a scaffolding collapse at the site of the new Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Orthopedic Hospital, according to a May 25 report from the Argus Leader. 

Here are four orthopedic facilities under construction costing more than $25 million each.

Orthopedic surgeon Kristi Hultman, MD, joined Orthopaedic Associates of Duluth (Minn.), according to a May 25 report by Duluth News Tribune.

EmergeOrtho Triangle Region in Durham, N.C. added podiatrist Anna DeSaix, DPM.

Theodore Blaine, MD, performed the first cases with Catalyst OrthoScience's Catalyst Stemmed CSR TSA system for shoulder replacement, the medtech company said May 25.

Orthopedic surgeons most commonly spend about 30 to 40 hours in an average week with patients, according to Medscape's 2023 "Orthopedist Compensation Report," published on May 24. 

Nashville, Tenn.-based Hughston Clinic Orthopaedics has unveiled a new orthopedic facility in Springfield, Tenn., Smokey Barn News reported May 23. 

About 18 percent of orthopedists have had their income impacted by nonphysician practitioners this year, according to Medscape's 2023 "Orthopedist Compensation Report," published on May 24. 

Bloomington, Minn.-based Twin Cities Orthopedics plans to add 10 rheumatologists to its team this summer across its Eagan, Hudson, Stillwater and Woodbury locations.