Bert Mandelbaum, MD, performed knee surgery on Jonathan Rodríguez, a player for the Portland Timbers, July 8 in Los Angeles. The procedure was a cartilage restoration surgery in Mr. Rodríguez’s right knee, according to a July 8 news release from…
Orthopedic
Medtech company Enovis has expanded its device portfolio with the addition of the Manafuse Bone Growth Stimulator. The portable device is indicated for daily use in the noninvasive treatment of fresh fractures and fracture nonunion, according to a July 7…
Fort Myers, Fla.-based Gardner Orthopedics provided notice that it was the target of a cyberattack. The practice determined that it was targeted April 29 and immediately engaged with a third-party cyber security firm to halt and contain the attack, according…
Three of the most underrated and overlooked clinical innovations in orthopedics are the development of arthroscopic surgery, the ability for surgeons to view results on the move and the advancements in regenerative medicine. Many of the care delivery methods and…
WellSpan has selected Orthopedic Associates of Lancaster (Pa.) to be a preferred orthopedic partner in its east region network. Orthopedic Associates of Lancaster has provided bone, joint and muscle care to Lancaster and Lebanon counties since 1972, according to a…
President Donald Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act on July 4, which will overhaul Medicaid, Medicare and other healthcare programs. According to the Congressional Budget Office, the bill will increase the national debt by $3.3 trillion over the…
Sarasota (Fla.) Memorial Hospital integrated HipInsight 2.0 to improve total hip replacement procedures, according to a July 7 report from Sarasota Herald-Tribune. The HipInsight 2.0 is the first mixed reality navigation system to optimize total hip replacements that is approved…
The Bear Moon study, which is evaluating the Bear ACL implant against autograft bone-patellar tendon-bone ACL reconstruction, completed enrollment, according to a July 7 news release. The study, sponsored by the National Institutes of Health, will span six clinical centers…
Beaufort (S.C.) Memorial Hospital has added Cory Messerschmidt, MD, to its staff, according to a July 2 report from Bluffton Today. Dr. Messerschmidt is an orthopedic surgeon with expertise in sports medicine, joint preservation, joint replacement and robotic surgery. Dr.…
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences has appointed C. Lowry Barnes, MD, as interim chancellor of the university. Dr. Barnes joined UAMS as a professor and chair of the orthopedic surgery department at the university in 2014, according to…
