Orthopedic

William Beach, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at Tuckahoe Orthopaedics in Richmond, Va.

An in-depth study of emotional burnout among medical specialties, published in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, found orthopedic surgery is one of the specialties with the highest burnout rate.

Mark Dean, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at the Beaufort, S.C.-based Beaufort and Hilton Head Orthopedic Sports and Spine.

Here are seven orthopedic surgeons making headlines.

Aspirin is as effective as rivaroxaban in preventing venous thromboembolism after total hip or knee arthroplasty, a study in The New England Journal of Medicine found.

American orthopedic surgery patients reported worse postoperative pain than their European counterparts, according to a study in the British Journal of Anesthesia.

Los Angeles-based Orthopaedic Institute for Children physicians and surgeons will travel to Calexico, Calif., in February to provide free orthopedic care to children from Mexico with musculoskeletal conditions. The visit is part of OIC's International Children's Program, which has provided…

John Barker, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at the Rocky Mountain Spine Clinic in Lone Tree, Colo.

Most patients who undergo anatomic total shoulder arthroplasty at age 55 years or younger return to work 2.1 months after surgery on average, according to a study in Orthopedics.

Robert Arciero, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at Farmington, Conn.-based UConn Health.