Pittsburgh-based UPMC Sports Medicine has expanded surgical services to UPMC Muncy (Pa.) hospital. The expansion is designed to provide additional opportunities for patients to receive surgical care within UPMC’s regional network, according to a Sept. 18 news release from the…
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Smith+Nephew launched its EVOS Pelvic Plating System, expanding its EVOS platform for pelvic and acetabular surgery. The system is designed to address a range of fracture patterns and disruptions in pelvic and acetabular procedures. It includes pre-contoured plates for the…
Scott Ellis, MD, was named president of the American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society. Dr. Ellis is a foot and ankle orthopedic surgeon at Hospital for Special Surgery and a full professor of orthopedic surgery at Weill Cornell Medical College…
OrthAlign’s technology has been used in more than 500,000 joint replacement procedures worldwide. The milestone spans thousands of surgeons across more than 20 countries, according to a Sept. 23 news release from the company. The procedures include total hip, total…
An orthopedic practice can obtain prior authorization from a Medicare Advantage plan, perform the procedure and still not know whether the payment will hold. Wilford Gibson, MD, sees a fundamental problem in that sequence. “You usually get a notice or…
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New York City-based NYU Langone Orthopedics is getting bigger. For Joseph Zuckerman, MD, the harder task is making sure it does not become more fragmented as it grows. The department is adding faculty, building increasingly specialized treatment centers and expanding…
Partner practices King of Prussia, Pa.-based Premier Orthopaedics and Philadelphia Hand to Shoulder Center added David Cholok, MD, to their medical staff. Dr. Cholok specializes in hand and upper extremity care, peripheral nerve surgery and microsurgical reconstruction, according to a…
Mark Rieger, MD, was trained to operate on clubfoot. At the time, extensive surgery was considered the way to achieve the best correction. But pediatric orthopedists have an unusually long window in which to judge their work. They do not…
DePuy Synthes will showcase four new Volt plating systems and other trauma technologies at the 2026 Orthopaedic Trauma Association Annual Meeting in Nashville, Tenn. The four systems expand the company’s Volt fracture fixation portfolio across the ankle, knee and shoulder,…
Casper (Wyo.) Orthopedics is celebrating its 50th anniversary this month, marking five decades of providing orthopedic care in the city and the surrounding region. The independent orthopedic practice was founded in 1976, according to a September press release shared with…