Orthopedic

Chicago Bulls guard Lonzo Ball aims to become the first NBA player to return to the court after undergoing a cartilage transplant surgery, according to the Chicago Tribune.

In March, Kevin Bozic, MD, an Austin, Texas-based orthopedic surgeon, assumed the role of American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons president for the 2023-2024 term. This marks Dr. Bozic's third year with the AAOS board of directors. 

Eric Tannenbaum, MD, medical director of orthopedics at Decatur County Memorial Hospital in Greensburg, Ind., has completed the system's first hip arthroscopy, according to a March 30 report from Greensburg Daily News.

A surgeon has completed the first fully remote simulated robotic total knee arthroplasty from 1,700 miles away, using a system from Monogram Orthopedics. 

Five orthopedic surgeons connected with Becker's to discuss how surgeons 10 years from now will look back at how orthopedic procedures are performed today.

Meeker-based Colorado Advanced Orthopedics, Sports Medicine and Spine serves patients in the White River Valley area, specializing in knee replacements, hip replacements and more. Here are six things to know about the practice: 

Franklin Memorial Hospital, based in Farmington, Maine, added Ian Dickey, MD, to its orthopedic surgery team. 

Bioretec, a developer of bioresorbable orthopedic implants, has earned market authorization for its RemeOs trauma screw in the U.S. 

The University of Alabama Medical Center's program in Birmingham was the orthopedic surgery residency program with the most Freida database interest in 2022, according to a March 9 report from the American Medical Association.

Four orthopedic surgeons suing their former employer are now working with Trinity Health, MiBiz reported March 30.