Orthopedic

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.

Orthopedic trauma surgeon Lisa Cannada, MD, has joined Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center in Charlotte, N.C., bringing more than 20 years of experience to the team at the level 3 trauma center.

Flagstaff (Ariz.) Bone & Joint is adding a foot and ankle surgeon to its team.

Scott Heithoff, DO, is now offering anterior hip replacement for select patients at Orthopedic Associates of Port Huron (Mich.).

Cleveland Clinic has teamed with AcelRx Pharmaceuticals to study the effects of DSUVIA, a synthetic opioid tablet, on patients recovering from orthopedic surgery.

A woman suffered minor injuries Aug. 20 after she accidentally drove her car off the third floor of the parking deck of The Orthopedic Center at Huntsville (Ala.) Hospital, ABC news affiliate WAAY 31 reports.

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research is now the official journal of the J. Robert Gladden Orthopaedic Society, according to an Aug. 20 news release.

Quanjun Cui, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at UVA Health in Charlottesville, Va.

The state of Michigan has suspended the license of Raymond Allard, MD, Lansing State Journal reports.

Richard Berger, MD, thinks patients should have their elective surgeries done sooner rather than later, according to KSAT.com.