At least three times a week, orthopedic surgeon Will Kurtz, MD, hears patients say, "I wish I hadn't waited so long to have this surgery."
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Medscape released its Physician Compensation Report 2019, and orthopedic surgeons lead the pack.
More men and younger patients are undergoing joint replacement surgery, but certain ethnicities remain under-represented, the Atlanta Business Journal reports, based on a 2018 study.
Mizzou BioJoint Center may be required to provide outcomes data after claiming a knee osteoarthritis treatment had a 92 percent success rate, according to the Columbia Tribune.
Glen H. Rudolph, MD, has joined the staff of Orthopaedic Associates of Duluth (Minn.), the Duluth News Tribune reports.
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Mississippi Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Center added Zimmer Biomet's ROSA Knee System for total knee replacement to its repertoire.
Michael Morwood, MD, joined Portsmouth, N.H.-based Atlantic Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine, Fosters.com reports.
Baltimore-based Mercy Medical Center added Lew Schon, MD, as the director of orthopedic innovation at The Institute for Foot and Ankle Reconstruction.
Phoenix-based The CORE Institute added surgeon Brian Buck, DO, to its roster of orthopedic trauma experts.
Mt. Airy, N.C. -based Northern Orthopaedics added Jason Cucchiara, FNP-C, a family nurse practitioner with orthopedic and emergency/trauma care training, according to the Mount Airy News.