Orthopedic

Ceramic-on-ceramic hard-on-hard bearing surfaces in total hip arthroplasty may be a viable option to reduce long-term wear in younger patients, according to a study in The Journal of Arthroplasty.

Justin Barad, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at King City, Calif.-based Mee Memorial Hospital.

Here are nine orthopedic surgeons making headlines.

Britton Frome, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon and co-founder of Lake Oswego, Ore.-based Go To Ortho. 

Orthopedic surgeon Wingrove Jarvis, MD, joined UPMC Susquehanna Lock Haven (Pa.), according to The Express.

Lodi, Calif.-based physician Gary Royce Wisner, MD, was scheduled for arraignment June 13 for 11 felony counts of insurance fraud, Insurance Journal reports.

David V. Cashen, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at Bradenton, Fla.-based Coastal Orthopedics.

New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery hip and knee surgeon Bradford Waddell, MD, has been named chair of the Young Arthroplasty Group Committee in the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons.

A U.S. Court of Appeals Third Circuit judge rejected Lance Yarus', MD, appeal to vacate a jury's verdict in favor of Walgreens, according to The Legal Intelligencer.

Negative pressure wound therapy did not improve 12-month disability for patients with severe open lower limb fracture compared with standard wound dressing, according to a study in JAMA.