Orthopedic

Joseph Burns, MD, and Deryk Jones, MD, are joining the scientific advisory board for Biorez, an orthopedic startup.

Zimmer Biomet and Nextremity Solutions are being sued by devicemaker Extremity Medical for alleged patent infringement.

Management services organizations are gaining traction among physician-owned orthopedic practices as they continue to be challenged by economic, payer and administrative hurdles.

Lansing, Mich.-based Sparrow Medical Group added four orthopedic surgeons, according to an April 5 announcement.

The opening of Centura Health's hospital under construction in Colorado Springs, Colo., has been delayed to July 2023 because of supply chain disruptions and related issues, The Gazette reported April 4.

Musculoskeletal management services organization Spire Orthopedic Partners has partnered with Peabody, Mass.-based Sports Medicine North and its Orthopedic Surgical Center of the North Shore. 

In the last five months, seven orthopedic surgeons, including two spine surgeons, have joined Gainesville, Fla.-based Orthopedic Care Partners, a management services organization with eight affiliate practices in four states, according to an April 4 news release.

DJO's parent company completed its orthopedic spinoff, Enovis, on schedule April 4.

Devicemaker OrthoPediatrics acquired MD Orthopaedics for $19.6 million.

Private equity-backed Orthopedic Care Partners in Gainesville, Fla., has affiliated with St. Louis-based Motion Orthopaedics, its eight practice partnership across four states.