Orthopedic

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.

Jackson, N.J.-based NorthEast Spine & Sports Medicine recently began offering joint injection treatment for patients suffering from knee pain.

A study published in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery examines the effect of body mass index on reoperation and complications for patients who undergo total knee replacement surgery.

Richard E. Gray, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at Tacoma, Wash.-based Puget Sound Orthopaedics.

Michael Manning, DO, joined Red Bluff, Calif.-based Dignity Health Medical Group – North State, according to RedBluff Daily News.

The American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery named April Armstrong, MD, director-elect, according to Penn Live report.