Orthopedic

Women's Choice Award included 22 hospitals on its 2019 Best Hospitals for Orthopedics list.

Non-surgical orthopedic treatment clinic manager IMAC Holdings was listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange Feb. 13, the Nashville Post reports.

With increasing cost containment pressures, routine postoperative laboratory tests for total knee arthroplasty patients are not justified, according to a study in the Journal of Clinical Orthopaedics and Trauma.

Everett, Wash.-based Providence Medical Group's Cranial, Spine and Joint Clinic neurosurgeon Sanford Weight, MD, retired from surgery Feb. 8, taking a part-time position with Western Washington Medical Group's Orthopedic Sports, Spine & Hand Center in Everett, HeraldNet reports.

Orthopedic surgery has become a major focus for many hospitals and health systems, with more converting to orthopedic-only centers.

University of Alabama at Birmingham named Steven Theiss, MD, the department of orthopedics’ first-ever chairman.

Keith Berend, MD, founding physician of Joint Implant Specialists in New Albany, Ohio, is among the initial surgeons to participate in the clinical trial of MyMobility, the app launched through a partnership between Zimmer Biomet and Apple.

Large opioid prescriptions are unnecessary after total joint arthroplasty, according to a study in The Journal of Arthroplasty.

Thomas V. King, MD, pioneered Portsmouth, N.H.-based The Knee Hip and Shoulder Center's Alignment of Vital Assets to Accelerate Recovery program for same-day joint replacement surgeries.

North Platte, Neb.-based Great Plains Health became one of three healthcare organizations in the state to earn The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval for Hip and Knee Replacement Core Certification, KNOP-TV, an NBC affiliate, reports.