Orthopedic

Ortho Consulting Group chose The Limbless Association as its supported charitable organization for 2019.

Mark J. Romness, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at the University of Virginia Health System in Charlotte.

Southwestern Vermont Medical Center Orthopedics and Dartmouth-Hitchcock Putnam Physicians added orthopedic surgeon Michaela Schneiderbauer, MD, The Berkshire Eagle reports. Both facilities are based in Bennington, Vt.

Oral antibiotic therapy is noninferior to intravenous antibiotic therapy for bone and joint infection, according to a study in The New England Journal of Medicine.

Palo Alto, Calif.-based Stanford University School of Medicine orthopedic surgery professor Kevin Shea, MD, was appointed the Chambers-Okamura Endowed Professor of Pediatric Orthopaedics.

Here are 11 orthopedic surgeons making headlines.

Jeffrey Ackman, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at Shriners Hospital for Children — Chicago.

The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery recently published a study outlining the benefits of text messaging communication with patients undergoing total joint arthroplasty.

Persistent pain and functional limitation are the two leading for patient dissatisfaction after primary joint replacement, according to a study in The Journal of Arthroplasty.

When appropriate, ankle fracture surgery should be provided in an outpatient setting, according to an analysis in the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.