Orthopedic

Smith+Nephew has signed an exclusive U.S. distribution agreement with RMR Ortho to add the latter’s A’TOMIC nitinol fixation system to its trauma and extremities portfolio.  The system is designed to improve implant integrity and patient comfort and will expand Smith+Nephew’s…

Columbus, Ohio-based The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center now offers GPS-assisted total ankle replacement using the Advita GPS platform. Tobin Eckel, MD, became the first surgeon in the region to perform personalized ankle replacement with the system, which provides…

SGMC Health in Valdosta, Ga., moved its orthopedics practice to a new location, according to a Feb. 23 news release. The new clinic is led by physicians Rehan Dawood, DO; Anthony D’Abarno, DO; Kevin Keith, DO, and John Kendrick, MD.…

Smith+Nephew has inked a distribution agreement with SI Bone for the iFuse TORQ portfolio.  The portfolio includes two implants with indications for pelvic fracture fixation and fusion of the SI joint, according to a Feb. 23 news release from Smith+Nephew. …

Lehigh Valley Orthopedic Institute, part of Philadelphia-based Jefferson Health, opened a fifth orthopedic clinic and rehab site in Dunmore, Pa., following a recent fire at Lehigh Valley Hospital–Dickson City (Pa.). LVPG Orthopedics and Sports Medicine–Dunmore began seeing patients Feb. 23,…

Aaron Rosenberg, MD, a total joint surgeon at Chicago-based Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush has died, the practice said in a Feb. 24 announcement. Dr. Rosenberg, who was 73, played a crucial role in advancing the field of hip and knee…

Paul Lombardi, MD, performed the first commercial surgical cases in the U.S. using Gyder Surgical’s hip navigation system. Dr. Lombardi performed the case at the Tri-County Orthopedics’ Joint Replacement Institute outpatient center in Cedar Knolls, N.J., according to a Feb.…

In February two health systems settled spine and orthopedic cases for multi-million dollars. 1. Tacoma, Wash.-based MultiCare Health System is settling allegations that it endangered patients and fraudulently billed federal healthcare programs for unnecessary spine surgeries. The $3.7 million settlement…

NYC Health + Hospitals/Harlem in New York City opened a $10 million orthopedic and podiatry clinic. The clinic includes nine exam rooms, a cast room, medication room and centralized triage, according to a Feb. 20 news release. It also includes…

Keith Meister, MD, is set to perform elbow surgery on Pablo López, a pitcher for the Minnesota Twins, according to a Feb. 20 report from espn.com. Dr. Meister will perform Tommy John elbow surgery to repair a torn ulnar collateral…