Orthopedic

Brooke L. Ballard, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at Sharp Healthcare's San Diego-area practices.

Total joint replacements were traditionally hospital-based procedures requiring several days to recovery. However, minimally invasive surgical technique, implants and pain management now allow select patients to undergo outpatient total joint replacements — an advancement that even surprises some surgeons.

Constantine A. Demetracopoulos, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at HSS Stamford Outpatient Center in Connecticut who specializes in foot and ankle surgeries.

A recent study shows that bernese periacetabular osteotomy, aimed at reducing hip pain, often causes tremendous blood loss in patients.

Jason David Archibald, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon with New England Orthopedic Specialists in Peabody, Mass.

Here are 11 orthopedic surgeons who recently joined new practices, hospitals, and health systems.

Lance Perry brings his extensive experience in personalized marketing of orthopedics to Quebec City's Bodycad as the company's new vice president of sales and marketing.

Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington welcomed Paul Donovan, DO, to its orthopedic practice, according to iBerkshires.com.

John Franco, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at New Mexico Orthopaedics in Albuquerque, who specializes in sports medicine.

Here are four orthopedic surgeons who were in the news this week.