Orthopedic

Michael B. Purnell, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon and owner of OrthoMed Center in Modesto, Calif.

Philadelphia-based Rothman Orthopaedic Institute founder and legendary orthopedic surgeon Richard Rothman, MD, passed away over the weekend, according to The Inquirer.

Charles Davis III, MD, PhD, is the chief of the hip and knee arthroplasty division at the Penn State Hershey (Pa.) Bone and Joint Institute. He identified four trends driving the shift towards outpatient joint replacement in Penn State News.

Aspirin alone may be as effective as other anticoagulants in preventing venous thromboembolism in patients after total knee arthroplasty, according to a study in JAMA Surgery.

Orthopedic surgeon Michael Schafer, MD, 76, passed away, MLB reports.

Brian McKeon, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at Boston Sports & Shoulder Center.

The Mississippi Supreme Court ruled in favor of orthopedic surgeon Jeff Almand, MD, and several other defendants in a medical malpractice case, according to Legal NewsLine.

Orthopedic physicians from Iowa City-based University of Iowa Hospitals completed a medical mission with a team from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia to provide hand surgeries for children in Siguatepeque, Honduras, according to The Loop.

Todd B. Dietrick, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at Congress Orthopaedic Associates in Pasadena, Calif.

An former orthopedic surgeon based in Clayton, Mo., pleaded guilty to sexually abusing patients at two office locations, according to KMOV4.