Orthopedic

The pandemic is accelerating outpatient orthopedics and total joint replacements, and payers have taken notice.

To protect patients and staff amid the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare providers across specialties expanded access to telehealth.

Mary I. O'Connor, MD, is the first director of the Center for Musculoskeletal Care at Yale School of Medicine and Yale New Haven (Conn.) Health and a professor of orthopedics and rehabilitation at Yale School of Medicine.

Following is a list of three executives who have been honored for their work in orthopedics this year:

A study led by Andrew Wickline, MD, of New Hartford, N.Y.-based Genesee Orthopedics recently explored whether an expanded 90-day multimodal protocol after total hip replacement could significantly reduce or lead to opioid-free recovery, with minimal physical therapy.

Orthopedic surgeon Richard Goding, MD, has joined the surgical team at St. Anthony Regional Hospital in Carroll, Iowa, according to the Carroll Times Herald.

Here are seven orthopedic surgeons making headlines this week:

Three individuals retiring from orthopedic practice and/or leadership roles:

Ed White, MD, is retiring at the end of August after a 35-year career in orthopedic surgery, according to the Boothbay Register.

The effects of the pandemic and subsequent elective surgery bans across the U.S. highlighted the need for flexibility and practice models and the advantages of economies of scale.