Orthopedic

For older adults with unstable ankle fractures, close contact casting is as effective as surgery in restoring ankle function, according to an article in JAMA.

Orthopedic surgeon Keith Swanson, MD, has been named Barton Health's Doctor of the Year.

Mattoon, Ill.-based Sarah Bush Lincoln acquired Bonutti Orthopedic Services in Effingham, Ill.

John Richmond, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at Boston Sports & Shoulder Center.

Here are the top 10 Becker's Spine Review orthopedic stories from March.

Here are ten orthopedic surgeons making headlines.

Leigh Ann Curl, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at Baltimore-based MedStar Hospital.

Steven J. Kaplan, MD, joined Lewis County General Hospital and Lewis County Orthopedics in Lowville, N.Y., according to the Journal & Republican.

Katherine Vadasdi, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at Greenwich, Conn.-based Orthopaedic & Neurosurgery Specialists.

Craig Lippe, MD, and Chad Fortun, MD, joined Southport, N.C.-based Dosher Memorial Hospital's medical staff, the WilmingtonBiz reports.