Orthopedic

Michelle Bauer was suffering from avascular necrosis and was losing movement in her wrist when she visited Noah Shaftel, MD, of The Fort Wright, Ky.-based Christ Hospital Outpatient Center.

Johnstown-based Western Pennsylvania Orthopedic & Sports Medicine welcomed Kristin L. Strannigan, DPM, according to The Tribune-Democrat.

St. Anne's Hospital in Fall River, Mass., is undergoing a $20 million expansion including upgrades to its orthopedic center, according to the South Coast Today.

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.