Orthopedic

Fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon Jarrad Barber, MD, joined the Hand Center at Harbin Clinic Orthopedics in Rome, Ga.

Rockford-based OrthoIllinois partnered with Elgin, Ill.-based Judson University and a local YMCA to help patients lose weight before joint replacement surgery.

Thomas Fehring, MD, launched the OrthoCarolina Periprosthetic Joint Infection Center in Charlotte, N.C., with four fellow hip and knee surgeons: Keith Fehring, MD, Brian Curtin, MD, Jesse Otero, MD, and Bryan Springer, MD.

Flagstaff (Ariz.) Medical Center launched an orthopedics program, competing with Northern Arizona Orthopaedics and Flagstaff Bone & Joint for clients in the city, reports Arizona Daily Sun.

Michael Wilmink, MD, of OrthoArizona is performing outpatient anterior hip replacements so patients can go home sooner.

Here are nine orthopedic surgeons making the news this week.

Here are seven orthopedic practices expanding with new facilities.

Here are seven key notes on spine and orthopedic device companies: 

Lower rates of perioperative morbidity are associated with orthopedic shoulder surgery in the ASC setting, according to a study published in Arthroscopy.

Orthopedic surgeon Thomas Parisi, MD, of The Orthopedic Institute of Wisconsin in Franklin met a patient at a private Mexican hospital to perform a total knee replacement, reports El Paso Inc.