Nationwide Children's Hospital-Toledo (Ohio) will take over Cincinnati-based Mercy Health's pediatric sports medicine and orthopedic services program, which serves local schools and youth programs in the area.
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Medical technology company Conventus Flower Orthopedics has received FDA 510(k) clearance for its new Flex-Thread ulna intramedullary nail system.
Healthgrades evaluated 19 states for orthopedic surgery rankings, according to data updated Jan. 17.
April Armstrong, MD, was named vice president for orthopedics at Hershey, Pa.-based Penn State Health Medical Group.
Orthopedic surgeons with high surgical volume were found to have better patient outcomes, according to research from Clarify Health Institute.
Dallas-based Methodist Health System partnered with Vox Telehealth for remote patient management and outcomes data collection in orthopedics.
Covina, Calif.-based Emanate Health is the first in the state to be awarded the DNV Orthopedic Center of Excellence designation.
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, Ill., has appointed Jeffrey Goldstein, MD, as its new chair of the department of orthopedic surgery, according to a Jan. 16 report from the Daily Herald.
The Christus Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Institute's NorthPark campus in Longview, Texas, plans to add six orthopedic operating rooms, according to a Jan. 15 report from the Longview News-Journal.
Green Bay Packers linebacker Quay Walker was hit with a fine of $13,261 after shoving a physician from the Detroit Lions, espn.com reported Jan. 14.
