Orthopedic

The anterior approach for primary total hip arthroplasty lowered 90-day healthcare costs by $6,206 per patient, according to a study in ClinicoEconomics and Outcomes Research.

Centralia-based Washington Orthopaedic Center welcomed orthopedic surgeon Chad L. Bender, according to the Thurston Talk.

John Bergfeld, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at Cleveland Clinic.

Ortho Consulting Group chose The Limbless Association as its supported charitable organization for 2019.

Mark J. Romness, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at the University of Virginia Health System in Charlotte.

Southwestern Vermont Medical Center Orthopedics and Dartmouth-Hitchcock Putnam Physicians added orthopedic surgeon Michaela Schneiderbauer, MD, The Berkshire Eagle reports. Both facilities are based in Bennington, Vt.

Oral antibiotic therapy is noninferior to intravenous antibiotic therapy for bone and joint infection, according to a study in The New England Journal of Medicine.

Palo Alto, Calif.-based Stanford University School of Medicine orthopedic surgery professor Kevin Shea, MD, was appointed the Chambers-Okamura Endowed Professor of Pediatric Orthopaedics.

Here are 11 orthopedic surgeons making headlines.

Jeffrey Ackman, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at Shriners Hospital for Children — Chicago.