Orthopedic

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

A Blue Cross Blue Shield of America report shows complication rates for knee and hip procedures across the U.S. have decreased, with lower rates in the outpatient setting.

Peoria, Ill.-based OSF Healthcare's Galesburg (Ill.) Clinic will offer a free pediatric orthopedic assessment clinic Feb. 12, The Register-Mail reports.

A Blue Cross Blue Shield of America report showed wide price variation for knee and hip procedures across the U.S.

Orthopedic surgeon Eric Verploeg, MD, is now seeing patients at Grant, Neb.-based Perkins County Health Services, according to The Grant Tribune Sentinel.

Kelsey E. Davidson, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at Shriners Hospitals for Children — Chicago.

In patients undergoing primary total joint arthroplasty, each 20-minute increase in operative time was associated with nearly a 25 percent increased risk of periprosthetic joint infection, according to a study in The Journal of Arthroplasty.

Central Louisiana orthopedic surgeon Christopher J. Rich, MD, died, according to KALB.com. 

Here are eight orthopedic surgeons making headlines.