Orthopedic

Mark Miller, MD, is the 2022-23 president of the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine.

Gilbert Beauperthuy-Rojas, DO, is the new president of the Miami Orthopaedic Society, according to a July 18 news release shared in South Florida Hospital News. 

According to an annual report from healthcare recruiting firm AMN Healthcare, orthopedic surgeons were offered the highest starting salary among medical professionals in 2022, at $565,000 plus sign-on bonuses and incentives.

Several surgeons use smart implants designed to improve patient monitoring after total knee replacements, but the emerging technology has room to grow, they say.

Orthofix Medical is entering a partnership with 3D-printing services provider LimaCorporate to provide solutions for patients dealing with hip dislocation. 

Crossroads Community Hospital in Mt. Vernon, Ill., is opening a new location that will provide orthopedic care on July 20, WMIX 94 reported on July 14. 

An orthopedic surgeon at Teton Orthopaedics in Jackson Hole, Wyo., is modernizing the way doctors perform hip and knee replacements, Jackson Hole News reported July 13. 

NYU Langone Medical Center in West Palm Beach, Fla., is expanding to accommodate additional specialties, including orthopedics, ABC affiliate WPBF reported July 13.  

Torn ACLs are usually treated with invasive surgeries requiring long recoveries, but one surgeon in the New York City borough of Staten Island is trying to change that with the BEAR implant, Staten Island Live reported July 13. 

Implant developer Exactech has announced the first orthopedic surgeries using the Newton Knee, a new total knee replacement technology, in a July 14 press release.