Orthopedic

WishBone Medical named Mark Figgie, MD, as its interim CEO, the orthopedic devicemaker said Dec. 1.

Madison, Wis.-based SSM Health Dean Medical Group sued two orthopedic surgeons who resigned with plans to begin their own practice, The Chippewa Herald reported Dec. 1.

Meeker, Colo.-based Pioneers Medical Center's orthopedic wing has become a go-to destination for care, the Colorado Sun reported Nov. 30. 

Here are six orthopedic surgeons reaching milestones that Becker's has reported on since Nov. 3:

New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery is partnering with Lazurite, the developer of the ArthroFree wireless surgical camera.

Matthew Halanski, MD, was named division chief of orthopedics and sports medicine at Phoenix Children's.

William Kurtz, MD, performed the first case with Conformis' Actera hip system, the devicemaker said Nov. 29.

Here are five recent developments in orthopedic and spine research that Becker's has reported on since Nov. 7:

Philadelphia-based Rothman Orthopaedic Institute and Bayonne, N.J.-based CarePoint Health's partnership celebrated the completion of its first complex case at Hoboken (N.J.) University Medical Center, ROI-NJ reported Nov. 23.

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.