Orthopedic

Outpatient orthopedic care in Louisiana is sparse for patients with Medicaid insurance, according to a study published in Journal of the National Medication Association.

Lindsay Remy, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at Holston Medical Group in Kingsport, Tenn.

Orthopedic surgeons David Evanich, MD, and Chris Evanich, MD, led One World Surgery teams to complete 59 total joint surgeries in one week at the Holy Family Surgery Center in Jalaca, Honduras.

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.