Orthopedic

Frazier K. Jones, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon practicing in Opelika, Ala. He specializes in treating the ankle and foot, elbow, knee, shoulder and wrist and hand, among others. Board-certified in orthopedic surgery, Dr. Jones also specializes in sports medicine.

Patients who undergo hip replacements soon after receiving a steroid injection for hip pain are at an increased risk for developing an infection, according to a new study by New York-based Hospital for Special Surgery.

Douglas Goforth, DPM, joined Family Health West's Balanced Rock Foot and Ankle in Fruita, Colo., according to a report by The Business Times.

Mark Karadsheh, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon practicing in Royal Oak and Troy, Mich. Specializing in minimally invasive hip and knee surgery, Dr. Karadsheh serves as an instructor at Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine in Rochester, Mich.

Western Missouri Medical Center in Warrensburg added Aaron Rupp, DO, to its physician team, according to a report by The Daily Star-Journal.

St. Joseph, Mo.-based Orthopedic & Sports Medicine Center added an orthopedic walk-in clinic, according to a News Press Now report.

Englewood (N.J.) Orthopedic Associates added physical medicine, rehabilitation and pain management specialist Andrew Hall, MD, according to a Jewish Link of New Jersey report.

The American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons named it 2016 health policy fellows, according to an AAOS Now report.

Orthopedic surgeon D. Kay Clawson, MD, passed away at age 88, according to Lexington Herald Leader.

Terrance Peabody, MD, serves as the chair of orthopedic surgery at Chicago-based Northwestern University, where he also is an Edwin Warner Ryerson Professor of orthopedic surgery.