Orthopedic

Orthopedic surgeon Ronald Royce, DO, will be honorably mentioned in The Leading Physicians of the World, a publication of The International Association of HealthCare Professionals.

Patients living alone can be safely discharged directly home after total joint arthroplasty, according to a study in The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery.

Board certified orthopedic surgeon Harold Weems Jr., MD, will join the recently established Christus Trinity Clinic in Texarkana, Texas, effective Thursday.

David Lewallen, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn.

Genomic analysis using next-generation sequencing can identify infecting organisms in over 80 percent of cases of infected joint replacements that had previously escaped detection, according to a study published in The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.

William Maloney, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon and professor at Stanford (Calif.) Medicine.

Obesity is associated with an increased risk of developing disability within two years after joint surgery, according to a study published in the British Journal of Anesthesia.

Jonathan Lechner, MD, joined Bradford (Pa.) Regional Medical Center, effective Feb. 5, according to The Bradford Era.

Chicago-based dance company Joffrey Ballet selected orthopedic practitioners at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago to serve as the company physicians.

Tampa, Fla.-based Shriners Hospital for Children will no longer manage a pediatric orthopedic clinic at the Johnson City (Tenn.) Medical Center, according to News Channel 11. The clinic will remain open under the management of Johnson City-based Niswonger Children's Hospital.