Orthopedic

A study published in The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery compared the costs of ceramic-on-polyethylene implants against metal-on-polyethylene implants for patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty.

Ravi K. Bashyal, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at NorthShore University HealthSystem Medical Group, an Illinois-based physician group affiliated with University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine. His clinical interests focus on the treatment of hip and knee conditions, including…

A study in Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery investigated racial disparities in total knee arthroplasty revision rates.

Pennsylvania-based Pottstown Memorial Medical Center has dedicated its Center for Orthopedics and Spine to orthopedic surgeon Richard P. Whittaker, MD, according to the Reading Eagle.

James E. Fleischli, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at OrthoCarolina, a Charlotte, N.C.-based practice with locations throughout the greater North Carolina area. His clinical interests include cartilage restoration, sports medicine and shoulder and elbow arthroscopy.

Here are nine orthopedic surgeons in the news this week.

Miguel Pirela-Cruz, MD, and other team members of Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso went on a mission trip to Guatemala to provide children with free hand surgery, according to El Paso Herald-Post.

Mark Jo, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at Pasadena, Calif.-based Huntington Orthopedics

The Lynbrook, N.Y.-based Orlin & Cohen Orthopedic Group added Imran Wahedna, MD, to its staff, the Long Island Weekly reports.

After a 34 year-long career, orthopedic surgeon Kuldeep Sidhu, MD, is retiring, the Tracy Press reports.