Orthopedic

Zimmer Biomet's Identity shoulder system received FDA clearance, the devicemaker said Sept. 20.

Orthopedic surgeries have increasingly shifted to the ASC setting in the last 10 years as minimally invasive technology advanced. More recently, CMS, commercial payers and patients have pushed these procedures to the ambulatory environment, where they can be done safely…

After years of financial hardship and a revolving door of leadership, things are looking up for South City Hospital, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

Columbus, Ohio-based Orthopedic One plans to open three new locations in the region, bringing its total number of physician offices to nine, according to a Sept. 16 report from NBC affiliate WCMH Columbus. 

Musculoskeletal management services organizations are becoming more prominent among physician-owned practices that are looking for partners to take on some of their business and administrative responsibilities so they can focus more on patient care.

Cincinnati-based OrthoAlliance partnered with Orthopaedic Associates of Zanesville (Ohio), the management services organization said Sept. 19.

Tyrod Taylor, a former quarterback for the Los Angeles Chargers, is suing David Gazzaniga, MD, after suffering a punctured lung in 2020, ESPN reported Sept. 18. 

California has the most institutions listed in the top 50 orthopedic hospitals ranked by Newsweek.

Major League Soccer club St. Louis City Soccer Club selected providers from Washington University Orthopedics as its official team physicians.

Realty Trust Group, a real estate advisory and services firm, partnered with the University of Tennessee Medical Center, OrthoTennessee and UT Research Park at Cherokee Farm to develop an orthopedic institute in Knoxville.