Orthopedic

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.

James Voos, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center.

Earlier this fall, Charlottesville-based University of Virginia Health System began construction on a new Musculoskeletal Center, which will consolidate multiple outpatient Orthopedic clinics to a single location. The 195,000-square-foot facility will include six outpatient operating rooms, advanced imaging, physical and…

CMS recently released the 2019 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule and identified seven high-volume current procedural terminology codes as potentially misvalued, including the codes for total hip and total knee arthroplasty.

Here are 11 orthopedic surgeons making headlines.

Operation Walk Chicago and a team of orthopedic surgeons from Evanston, Ill.-based NorthShore University HealthSystem's NorthShore Orthopaedic Institute in Chicago traveled to Danag, Vietnam, to provide orthopedic care for patients Oct. 20-28.

David F. Scott, MD, of Spokane, Wash.-based Orthopaedic Specialty Clinic, is researching a new anatomical approach to total knee replacement in place of the more traditional mechanical alignment method.

Justin Tsai, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at Rothman Orthopaedic Institute in Philadelphia.