Orthopedic

Independent orthopedic practices are weighing partnerships that will provide a launch pad for future growth as increasing administrative and economic hurdles continue to plague small to midsize physician groups.

Bonnie Simpson Mason, MD, was named the first medical director of diversity, equity and inclusion for the American College of Surgeons.

The director-elect of the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and six other orthopedic surgeons who joined new practices or assumed new titles in January:

The CDC's surgical wound classification system might be inadequate for orthopedic surgery, according to a Mayo Clinic study published Dec. 15 in the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.

Shriners Hospitals for Children plans to close an orthopedic hospital in Tampa that shifted to outpatient-only care in 2019, Tampa Bay Times reported Feb. 3.

Jane Tan, MD, and Yvonne Satterwhite, MD, of Atlanta-based Resurgens Orthopaedics, have defied expectations of what an orthopedic surgeon looks like since they began their careers.

West Orange, N.J.-based RJWBarnabas Health has partnered with Kayal Orthopaedic Center to improve access to orthopedic services.

Orthopedic software company Formus Labs has raised $5 million for its automated orthopedic surgery planner and is partnering with Zimmer Biomet for the product's global launch, the company said Feb. 2. 

Patient engagement platform Force Therapeutics said its episode-based digital care management platform helped a hospital reduce its 90-day total joint readmissions more than 26 percent.

Sports medicine and orthopedic surgeon Peter DeLuca, MD, is joining RWJBarnabas Health and Rutgers Health in West Orange, N.J.