Orthopedic

Former orthopedic surgeon, member of the U.S. House of Representatives and secretary of HHS under President Donald Trump, Tom Price, MD, will now join Georgia Governor-elect Brian Kemp's transition team, according to the Washington Examiner.

Irvine, Calif.-based Hoag Orthopedic Institute researchers analyzed 102 simple knee arthroscopy cases and found opioid prescriptions exceed what is necessary for postoperative pain management. Study authors published their results in The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.

OSF HealthCare Medical Group in Kewanee, Ill., welcomed Peter J. Mulhern, MD.

Greg Rennirt, MD, joined Casper, Wyo.-based Advantage Orthopedics and Neurosurgery, an affiliate of Wyoming Medical Center in Casper, according to Oil City News.

Sports medicine surgeons from Providence, R.I.-based University Orthopedics are starting the third clinical trial of bridge enhanced anterior cruciate ligament repair, a new technique for ACL repairs developed by Martha Murray, MD, of Boston Children's Hospital.

Joshua Smith, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at Charlotte, N.C.-based OrthoCarolina's practice in Hickory, N.C.

OrthoAtlanta welcomed Felix A. Rodriguez-del Rio, MD.

There is a growing trend of younger patients opting for hip replacement surgery, according to Seann E. Willson, MD, in wnem.com.

Cleveland-based University Hospitals' UH Elyria (Ohio) Medical Center hosted local Elyria-based middle and high school robotics teams Nov. 14 so students could test and learn about the hospital's orthopedic technology, according to The Morning Journal.

Robert Blease, MD, joined Plains, Mont.-based Clark Fork Valley Hospital, according to Clark Fork Valley Press.