Orthopedic

Longtime orthopedic surgeon and former mayor of Swarthmore County in Connecticut Charles D. Hummer Jr., MD, died Oct. 11, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

Tifton, Ga.-based Tift Regional Joint Replacement and Spine Care Center was named a Blue Distinction Center by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Georgia, the Albany Herald reports.

Steven Neufeld, MD, of the Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Center, is one of the pioneers of total ankle replacement surgery, the Falls Church News-Press reports.

Greenwich (Conn.) Hospital's Mark Vitale, MD, was awarded the Dr. Melville G. Magida Award, the Greenwich Sentinel reports.

Here are nine orthopedic surgeons in the news this past week.

Edwin R. Cadet, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at Raleigh Orthopaedic, a practice with clinic locations throughout North Carolina. He specializes in treating knee, shoulder and sports-related injuries.

A study in American Journal of Sports Medicine found no difference between the effectiveness of bone-tendon-bone grafts and hamstring grafts used for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.

Spearfish, S.D.-based Black Hills Orthopedic & Spine Center moved to its new urgent care facility.

David Ott, MD, is leading a group of physicians to develop the Center at Val Vista, a 96-bed, 75,000-square-foot facility, The Phoenix Business Journal reports.

Shriners Hospital for Children in Greenville (S.C.) added Dr. Lauren Leffler to its staff, GreenvilleOnline reports.