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Orthopedic

Durham, N.C.-based EmergeOrtho is facing a lawsuit related to a ransomware attack that may have exposed the data of more than 75,000 people, Triangle Business Journal reported Nov. 23. 

Recent research into the relationship between pain management in orthopedic care and depression has shown that reducing depression may help orthopedic patients with their pain, Practical Pain Management reported Nov. 23. 

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The BEAR orthopedic implant allows orthopedic surgeons to reconstruct a patient's ACL through a natural healing process, as the implant is reabsorbed by the body in about eight weeks. Here are eight practices that have added the technology this year: 

Tennova Healthcare Clarksville (Tenn.) has added orthopedics to its practice with the addition of Tennova Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, according to a Nov. 22 press release. 

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