Orthopedic

Watford City, N.D.-based McKenzie County Healthcare Systems has partnered with Allcheck Medical Clinic to offer orthopedic services at Allcheck's Sidney, Mont., clinic, according to a Nov. 1 report from the Sidney Herald.  

Orthopedic surgeon wages have increased by $152,000 on average since 2012. Wages took a dive between 2017 and 2018, and stagnated between 2019 and 2020, but have continued to rise since. 

MicroPort Orthopedics released its Hipturn tensioning instrument for hip replacements.

Erlanger Health System in Chattanooga, Tenn. earned DNV's orthopedic Center of Excellence designation, the Chattanoogan reported Nov. 2.

Digital knee sensor developer Opum has partnered with orthopedic bracing manufacturer Corflex to digitize knee surgery assessments. 

Fort Myers-based Orthopedic Center of Florida is partnering with Healthcare Outcomes Performance Company and plans to open a new location in Naples, Fla.

Zimmer Biomet saw a less than 1 percent decrease in third quarter sales and growth in its hip and knee revenue, according to results posted Nov. 2.

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons has announced the inaugural recipients of its IDEA Grant Program. 

In a JAMA Network study of 45,745 physicians, including orthopedic surgeons, neurosurgeons and internal medicine physicians, orthopedic surgeons were the most likely to begin developing financial relationships with the pharmaceutical and medical device industry in their first two years of…

Kalamazoo, Mich.-based medical technology company Stryker has released its third-quarter operating results, showing a 7.7 percent year-over-year increase in net sales, according to an Oct. 31 press release.