Orthopedic

As private equity investment continues to branch out in the orthopedic industry, some are worried the trend comes at a cost to patient quality and spending, Kaiser Health News reported Jan. 6.

Michelle Carlson, MD, operated on the Detroit Pistons' Marvin Bagley, III, The Detroit Free Press reported Jan. 5.

West Palm Beach, Fla.-based Paley Orthopedic and Spine Institute is an international orthopedic practice serving patients from Florida to Abu Dhabi. Here are five things to know about the institute: 

Idaho State University Athletics and Portneuf Medical Center, both in Pocatello, have partnered for sports medicine, according to a Jan. 4 news releases shared in The Idaho State Journal.

Management services organization American Orthopedic Partners partnered with PatientIQ, the medtech company said Jan. 5.

Steven Shin, MD, operated on Miami Heat player Duncan Robinson to repair a ligament of the second finger in his right hand.

Orthopedic surgeon Marc Matarazzo, MD, has joined the Center for Bone and Joint Surgery in Jupiter and Port St. Lucie, Fla.

Here are four orthopedic surgeons who joined new practices or added to their titles in December:

Dr. Nabil Ebraheim, who was suspended from the University of Toledo (Ohio) Medical Center in December, will retire Jan. 23, the university said in a Jan. 5 email to Becker's.

Zimmer Biomet signed an agreement to acquire Embody, an orthobiologics company, for $155 million.