Orthopedic

A study published in the American Journal of Sports Medicine found that injections of autologous conditioned plasma help reduce pain, swelling and range of motion in the knee joint by almost three-quarters with no noticeable side effects.

Sean McMillan, DO, is the recipient of the 2016 Healing Spirit Award presented by the Camden, N.J.-based Lourdes Health Foundation, according to NJ.com.

At the Canoe Brook County Club, Healing the Children of New Jersey will honor Lloyd Gayle, MD, according to Bergen Dispatch.

John Todd, MD, recently traveled to Ecuador on a medical mission trip, according to Al.com.

Jon Dickinson, MD, is a practicing orthopedic surgeon at California Pacific Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine in San Francisco. He is also the board chairman of Presidio Surgery Center in San Francisco as well as an associate clinical professor of orthopedic…

After a total knee replacement procedure, the risk for hip and vertebral fracture increases, according to a study presented at the World Congress on Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis & Musculoskeletal Diseases.

Nakul V. Karkare, MD, an orthopedic surgeon practicing in New York, performed hip replacement surgery on a Canadian patient who had traveled abroad after being placed on a 12 month-minimum waiting list in his country's national medical system.

A study published in the Archives of Disease in Childhood found that carrying babies with the legs splayed around the waist could lead to hip dislocation, as reported by PUNCH.

Fernando Peña, MD, presented TRIA Institute Outcomes Program's results, which showed patients were able to bear weight on the ankle immediately following ankle fracture surgery.

On April 6, Little River, S.C.-based McLeod Orthopaedics Seacoast's orthopedic surgeons gave McLeod Fellows presentations on the different orthopedic services the practice offers, according to My Horry News.