Orthopedic

Four orthopedic surgeons recently making headlines:

Robert LaPrade, MD, PhD, is leaving Vail, Colo.-based The Steadman Clinic to join Golden Valley, Minn.-based Twin Cities Orthopedics, effective July 1.

New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery will award the former chief of its foot and ankle department, Jonathan Deland, MD, its lifetime achievement award.

Prosecutors are appealing for access to Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz's medical records from Northwest Broward Orthopedic Associates in Margate, Fla., reports The Charlotte Observer.

Virginia Health Information released its "2019 Healthcare Pricing Transparency" report, offering insights into orthopedic procedure costs at ASCs and hospital outpatient departments.

Orthopedic surgeon residency programs lack training on opioid-prescribing practices, Reuters reported based on a study in The American Journal of Surgery.  

Washington Twp., Ohio-based Southview Medical Center plans to offer new surgical procedures through an $8 million expansion, according to the Dayton Daily News.

New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery's Jack Davis, RN, became president of the National Association of Orthopaedic Nurses May 21.

Continental Who's Who acknowledges Steven C. Sheskier, RN, MD, as a Pinnacle Lifetime Achiever in the field of medicine.

New research has found that performing an extra procedure during ACL repair may help decrease the risk of re-injury in young patients, reports The London Free Press.