Orthopedic

A new study published in the Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma examines the opioid prescription patterns for orthopedic trauma patients.

Here are 14 orthopedic surgeons in the news over the past week.

Chillicothe, Ohio-based Adena Health System is expanding its orthopedic services with the addition of four new physicians in the Adena Bone & Joint Center in Hillsboro, Ohio, according to a report from The Times-Gazette.

Long Beach (Calif.) Memorial's MemorialCare Joint Replacement Center installed Stryker's robotic-arm assisted total knee application, according to Orange County Breeze.

Brian Woebkenberg, MD, joined Norris & Blessinger Orthopaedics & Spine in Jasper, Ind., according to Dubois County Free Press.

Washington Orthopaedic Center is opening a new office location in Olympia, according to the Thurston Talk.

DNV GL Healthcare named St. Peter, Minn.-based River's Edge Hospital and Clinical a Center of Excellence for hip and knee replacements.

More orthopedic surgeons are turning to computer-assisted navigation systems or orthopedic navigation systems because of the increased availability and ease of access, according to a Transparency Market Research report.

Orthopedic surgeon Liebre Diamond, MD, 86, died May 17 after losing her battle with lymphoma, The Baltimore Sun reports.

Surgeons at Memphis, Tenn.-based OrthoMemphis became the first surgeons in the state to perform Active Implants' meniscus replacement procedure.