Orthopedic

Providence, R.I.-based University Orthopedics treats a variety of orthopedic issues at its locations throughout Rhode Island and Massachusetts. 

Orthopedic surgeon and researcher Robert LaPrade, MD, PhD, reached an h-index of over 100.

C. Kris Hanby, MD, performed the first smart knee replacement in Arkansas at Fayetteville-based Washington Regional Medical Center.

From expanding its robotic surgery program to bolstering its ASCs and recruiting a new neurosurgery chief, here are four key orthopedic developments at Irvine, Calif.-based Hoag in the past six months:

Orthopedic Care Partners has closed an investment in a state-of-the-art ASC in Wentzville, Miss.

An Iowa woman will keep her $3.55 million jury award after a federal court denied a new trial request from devicemaker Biomet, now known as Zimmer Biomet, the Des Moines Register reported Aug. 26.

Norman Johanson, MD, the former chief of orthopedics at Philadelphia-based Hahnemann University Hospital, died July 3 at age 72, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported Aug. 25.

Taking aspirin after a joint replacement surgery could increase the risk of blood clots, according to a study published Aug. 23 in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

New Hampshire-based orthopedic revenue management company PRL has renamed to Koha Health, expanding into strategic advisory services. 

Medical malpractice lawsuits target orthopedic surgeons at high rates, with 49 malpractice lawsuits happening for foot and ankle surgeons between 2008 and 2018.