Stryker has secured FDA clearance for its Incompass total ankle system to treat patients whose ankle joints have been damaged by severe rheumatoid, post-traumatic or degenerative arthritis. The platform will integrate Stryker’s Inbone and Infinity systems into a single, comprehensive…
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Noblesville-based Indiana Orthopedic Institute has completed its first joint replacement surgery in its newly opened flagship facility. The new facility secured Medicare enrollment just one week earlier, according to a June 24 LinkedIn post. The inaugural case was a total…
Courtney Vandersloot, guard for the Chicago Sky, has undergone surgery for a torn right anterior cruciate ligament, according to a June 24 report from Athlon Sports. Brian Cole, MD, a sports medicine specialist and orthopedic surgeon at Rush, performed the…
Philadelphia-based Rothman Orthopaedics is partnering with Dimension Ortho, a company that uses 3D printing for custom bracing and fracture care. Rothman will implement Dimension Ortho’s platform, which provides an alternative to traditional casts and braces, according to a news release.…
An Irvine, Calif.-based Hoag Orthopedic Institute orthopedic surgeon has become the first on the West Coast to perform a total hip arthroplasty using Corin’s ApolloHipX on the West Coast. Travis Scudday, MD, has debuted the device, which allows surgeons to…
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Ishpeming, Mich.-based UP Health System-Bell has become the first system in the region to add the Persona IQ smart knee implant, according to a June 24 report from The Mining Journal. The smart implant uses data collection built into the…
Mark Schinsky, MD, of The American Hip Institute & Orthopedic Specialists in Chicago, performed the first surgery using Exactech’s Alteon short tapered wedge hip system, according to a June 23 news release. The implant, for total hip replacement, is up…
Indiana Pacers two-time All-Star Tyrese Haliburton underwent surgery to repair his right Achilles tendon at New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery, according to a June 24 report from the NBA. Mr. Haliburton tore the tendon during game 7 of…
Dante Implicito, MD, has been named the inaugural Dr. Michael A. Kelly Endowed Chair in Orthopedics at Hackensack (N.J.) Meridian Hackensack University Medical Center. The endowed chair was established by the wife and children of late orthopedic surgeon Michael Kelly,…
Atlanta-based Northside Hospital had added two new providers for its spine and orthopedic programs. Orthopedic sports medicine surgeon Nimit Lad, MD, has joined the Northside Hospital Orthopedic Institute—Sports Medicine in Snellville, Ga. Dr. Lad specializes in treating sports-related injuries, according…