Orthopedic

Christopher W. DiGiovanni, MD, chief of the foot and ankle service and vice-chair for academic affairs at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. He is a visiting professor at Harvard Medical School in Boston. He previously served as chief of the…

A preliminary study conducted by Boston Children's Hospital found that healing an original ACL without the usual grafts may be a viable option in the future, according to The New York Times.

New guidelines approved by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Board of Directors recommend the collective use of a thorough patient history and specific physical examination maneuvers, in addition to observation and specific diagnostic tests, to more definitively diagnose carpal…

Hattiesburg, Miss.-based Merit Health Wesley honored Jeffrey Burns, MD, as a physician champion, according to a Hattiesburg American report.

Harry A. Demos, MD, PhD, is an orthopedic surgeon and an associate professor of orthopedics at Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston. He joined the MUSC's department of orthopedics faculty in 2001 and currently represents the department in multiple…

Patrick Birmingham, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon with Northwestern Orthopaedic Institute in Chicago.

Orthopedic surgeon John Lockwood, MD, joined Uniphy Health's board of directors.

Angela Fields, DPM, joined Mimbres Memorial Hospital's Deming (N.M.) Podiatry Services, according to a Deming Headlight report.

Michael Joyce, MD, is the co-director of the musculoskeletal tumor center at Cleveland Clinic. His practice focuses on musculoskeletal tumors, adult reconstructive arthritis procedures and difficult fracture treatment. He is one of two trained orthopedic traumatologists at Cleveland Clinic.

Researchers analyzed recent trends in the incidence and treatment of proximal humerus fractures in a cross-sectional elderly population. Investigators analyzed Medicare data from 2005 to 2012 and looked at patient demographics, hospitalization data, treatment and revision status.