Orthopedic

Jeffrey Nepple, MD, is the director of the Washington University and St. Louis Children's Young Athlete Center. Dr. Nepple is an assistant professor of orthopedic surgery at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. He is a team physician…

Surgeons at University of California San Francisco Health performed a first-of-its-kind elbow transplant between the same patient's arms, according to Medical Xpress.

John C. Richmond, MD, an orthopedic surgeon and medical director for network development at New England Baptist Hospital in Boston, has been named president of the Arthroscopy Association of North America.

Jacksonville, Fla.-based Baptist Medical Center South named orthopedic surgeon Richard Picerno, MD, to its board of directors, according to jacksonville.com.

Indiana University Health Goshen named David Koronkiewicz, DO, the inaugural medical director of quality, according to an Inside Indiana Business report.

Fort Collins, Colo.-based Orthopaedic & Spine Center of the Rockies added Riley Hale, MD, to its physician team.

Judson L. Penton, MD, is a fellowship-trained and board-certified orthopedic surgeon at The CORE Institute at Louisiana Orthopaedic Specialists in Lafayette. He is a member of the Arthroscopy Association of North America, American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine and American…

A study published in Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery found that suture anchors, a less-invasive repair technique, helped improve response to strength-testing after knee surgery supporting more movement in the knee earlier in the recovery process.

The Arkansas Medical Society named Scott Cooper, MD, president, according to an Arkansas Business report.

Anterior total hip arthroplasty is associated with reduced length of hospital stay, which reduces hospital costs, according to a study in The Journal of Arthroplasty.