Orthopedic

More than 25 percent of hip arthroplasty patients continue to receive opioid analgesic prescription over three months postoperatively, according to a study in The Journal of Arthroscopy and Related Surgery.

Here are six orthopedic surgeons making headlines:

Phoenix Spine & Joint purchased two Smith & Nephew Navio surgical systems, which will allow the center's orthopedic surgeons to perform robotics-assisted total arthroplasty procedures.

Alton Barron, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at ATX Orthopedics in Austin, Texas.

Mark W. Allen, DO, joined Nevada Orthopedic and Spine Center in Las Vegas, ktnv.com reports.

Ricardo L. Cook, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at The Centers for Advanced Orthopaedics in Bethesda, Md. 

Reducing the amount of transfused blood that orthopedic patients undergoing surgeries receive may improve patient outcomes while also decreasing costs, according to a study published in Anesthesiology.

Scott Trenhaile, MD, an orthopedic surgeon who practices at Rockford-based OrthoIllinois, designed undergarments for patients wary about being uncovered on the operating room table, Rrstar reported.

Board-certified orthopedic surgeon Michael Kang, MD, performed the first total knee replacement surgeries at a freestanding ambulatory surgery center in Long Island, N.Y.

Edmund Landry, MD, joined Poplar Bluff (Mo.) Regional Medical Center, the Delta Dunkin Democrat reports.