Orthopedic

Healthgrades lists the 100 best hospitals for orthopedics with the America's 100 Best Orthopedic Surgery award, and some facilities have earned the title three years in a row.

Casper, Wyo.-based McGinley Clinic recently completed the state's first minimally invasive trigger finger release procedure.

Orthopedic practices in several states were recently recognized by professional organizations for quality care.

Plano, Texas-based Legacy Orthopedics and Sports Medicine on Feb. 17 broke ground on its second facility, located in Allen, Texas.

Here are more than forty of the largest independent orthopedic practices in the U.S., ranked by the number of physicians on staff, including 14 practices with more than 100 physicians. 

Mark McNemar, DO, was named president of Mercy Clinic Joplin (Mo.), The Joplin Globe reported Feb. 18.

Rochester, N.Y.-based UR Medicine has completed the construction of its $240 million orthopedic campus at Marketplace Mall, ABC affiliate WHAM reported Feb. 17.

Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas, are the most expensive cities in the U.S. to undergo total knee replacement surgery, according to Healthcare Bluebook, a patient resource for finding affordable care. Meanwhile, the least expensive cities to have the procedures include…

The CDC on Feb. 10 proposed new guidelines for prescribing opioids painkillers that remove previously recommended ceilings for chronic pain patients, leaving physicians to call the shots. 

Many orthopedic surgeons are involved with research alongside their clinical practices. Andrew Bush, MD, of Central Carolina Orthopaedic Associates in Sanford, N.C., is using his research to explore a new fracture treatment in private practices.