Orthopedic

Inflexible eligibility criteria for lower extremity joint arthroplasty disproportionately discourages surgeons from operating on non-Hispanic black patients and patients of lower socioeconomic status, according to a study in Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research.

Ryan R. Fader, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at Sports & Orthopaedic Specialists in Minneapolis.

Richard A. McCormack, MD, joined Manhasset, N.Y.-based Total Orthopedics and Sports Medicine’s facility in Syosset, N.Y., The Island Now reports.

Orthopedic surgeon Scott Wolfe, MD, restored arm movement and function in several pediatric patients paralyzed by acute flaccid myelitis.

David L. Gilliam, MD, joined Baptist Health Orthopedic Clinic-Little Rock (Ark.).

Global 1 honored Mark Schamblin, MD, for performing bundled cases at Bakersfield, Calif.-based Bahamas Surgery Center.

Ryan R. Fader, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at Sports & Orthopaedic Specialists in Minneapolis.

Denis Nam, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush in Chicago.

David M. Contreras, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at Muir Orthopaedic Specialists in Walnut Creek, Calif.