Orthopedic

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. 

Chicago White Sox pitcher Liam Hendriks had a season-ending surgery to repair a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow, the team said Aug. 2.

Zimmer Biomet posted second quarter revenue growth, and the company has four pillars of focus for its hip and knee businesses, CEO Bryan Hanson said in an Aug. 1 earning call.

U.S. News & World Report has released its annual list of the top orthopedic hospitals in the nation. 

Westerville, Ohio-based Orthopedic One is looking to move part of its team to a new $20 million medical office building in Gahanna, Ohio, according to an Aug. 1 report from Columbus Business First. 

Appleton, Wis.-based ThedaCare Medical Center-Orthopedic, Spine and Pain is celebrating one year of providing care to the community, according to an Aug. 2 report from the Waushara Argus.