Orthopedic

U.S. News & World Report published its Best Hospitals for Orthopedics 2019-20 rankings, with Hospital for Special Surgery ranking No. 1 for the 10th consecutive year.

Daxton Steele, MD, a hip and knee replacement specialist at Gulf Breeze, Fla.-based Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine, discussed the changing landscape around joint replacement procedures. 

Valued-based care solutions provider Revo Health expects to manage its 5,000th orthopedic bundle in Minnesota sometime this year.

Orthopedic surgeon James Scott, MD, joined the board of directors at Tifton, Ga.-based Tift Regional Health System, reports Albany Herald.

Here are five orthopedic-focused acquisitions announced in July:

Pendleton, Ore.-based Praxis Medical Group will acquire Desert Orthopedics of Bend, Ore., according to The Bulletin.

Golden Valley, Minn.-based Twin Cities Orthopedics and the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., successfully reduced the number of opioids they prescribe by adopting new guidelines, according to CBS Minnesota.

Here are seven orthopedic surgeons making the news.

It's common for patients to put off getting treatment for knee pain, and surgeons can address the issue head-on, according to Geoffrey Van Thiel, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at Ortho Illinois and team physician with the Chicago Blackhawks Medical Network.

Steve Meyer, MD, an orthopedic surgeon with the Center for Neurosciences, Orthopaedics & Spine in Dakota Dunes, S.D., is making his 50th medical mission to Tanzania this month, reports KTIV.