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.
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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.
The International Association of HealthCare Professionals welcomed Pedro Tort Saade, MD, with his upcoming publication in The Leading Physicians of the World.
Paul T. Freudigman Jr., MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at Waxahachie, Texas-based Baylor Scott & White Orthopedic Specialists.
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A urine test may be able to predict which hip replacement patients will develop osteolysis, according to a study in the Journal of Orthopaedic Research.
Bruce E. Cohen, MD, is a foot and ankle surgeon and the CEO of Charlotte, N.C.-based OrthoCarolina.
Jennifer Waterman, DO, joined Topeka, Kan.-based Stormont Vail Health, according to cjonline.com.
Hip replacement patients with poorer overall health are the most likely to benefit from teaching hospitals, Dhruv Khullar, MD, and Austin Frakt, PhD, report in a viewpoint article in The New York Times.
Michael A. Mont, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at Great Neck, N.Y.-based Northwell Health.