Orthopedic

Elisa J. Knutsen, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at OrthoMaryland, a practice with offices in Baltimore, Lutherville, Md., and Owings Mills, Md. She specializes in hand injuries, with an interest in arthritis, nerve compression syndromes and sports injuries of the…

The Jamestown, N.D.-based Jamestown Regional Medical Center has added Timothy Volk, DO, to its team of orthopedic surgeons, according to the Jamestown Sun.

Orthopedic spine surgeon W. Daniel Bradley, MD, has joined the Spine Institute of Idaho, which has offices in Meridian, Idaho, and Caldwell, Idaho, according to the Idaho Business Review.

Orthopedic surgeon and pain management specialist Matthew Bennett, MD, has joined the University Health System pain management team in Vestal, N.Y.

In an effort to improve patients' recovery time, Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital and Beaumont Bone and Joint Institute in Beaumont, Texas, recently launched a program titled "Excellence in Joint Replacement," according to the Beaumont Enterprise.

Researchers at the Mayo Clinic have found evidence of a causal link between senescent cells and osteoarthritis. The study, titled "Transplanted Senescent Cells Induce an Osteoarthritis-Like Condition in Mice," was recently published in the Journals of Gerontology: Series A.

Daniel Slawski, MD, is joining Fulton Medical Center, in Missouri, to develop an orthopedic treatment program, the Fulton Sun reports. Here's what you need to know:

Jonas R. Rudzki, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at Washington Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine, a practice with offices in Washington, D.C., and Chevy Chase, Md. He specializes in sports medicine, with an emphasis on treating shoulder, knee and elbow injuries.

Here are 13 orthopedic surgeons in the news this past week.

The Pomona, Calif.-based Casa Colina Hospital and Centers for Healthcare rehabilitation hospital now offers Mako partial knee replacement, a treatment option for adults with early stage knee osteoarthritis.