Orthopedic

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. 

Orthopedic surgeon David Bellamy, MD, is running against incumbent Jeremy Matlow for seat 3 of the Tallahassee (Fla.) City Commission, Florida Politics reported July 13. 

Daniel Jones, MD, completed the first knee replacement with the Persona IQ smart implant in Florida on May 26.

Orthofix and Limacorporate have partnered to provide hip dislocation care to patients in the U.S.

Almost 23,000 orthopedic surgeons practice in the U.S., according to Definitive Healthcare's PhysicianView, which includes data on more than 2 million physicians, nurses and other healthcare professionals in the U.S.

Surgeons at Beebe Healthcare's new Specialty Surgical Hospital performed surgery on its first patient, the Cape Gazette reported July 12. 

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Adaptix, a medical imaging company in the U.K., submitted a 510(k) application to the FDA so it can market its Point-of-Care 3D orthopedic system in the U.S.