Orthopedic

According to a study published in The Annals of Internal Medicine, partial meniscectomy may be ineffective for individuals with mechanical symptoms of degenerative knee.

Dothan, Ala.-based Southern Bone and Joint Specialists has added Justin Bynum, PA-C, to its medical staff, according to a Hattiesburg American report.

Matthew Provencher, MD, is joining The Steadman Clinic and Steadman Philippon Research Institute in Vail, Colo.

Amin Afsari, DO, is an orthopedic surgeon with Midwest Orthopedic Specialty Hospital in Franklin, Wis.

Sharon A. Johnson, MA, LNHA, a consultant with Privot: Health Care Transition, discusses joint orthopedic bundles with McKnight’s.

Results from a study in The Journal of Arthroplasty indicated simultaneous bilateral total knee arthroplasty had no clinical advantages compared to staged bilateral total knee arthroplasty in patients with severe, bilateral fixed flexion deformity.

Today, 2,063 graduated osteopathic medical students successfully matched to osteopathic residencies.

Jerome Enad, MD, joined Sacred Heart Medical Group in Port St. Joe, Fla., according to a report by The Star.

A new “allergy-free” hip implant can be helpful to patients living with arthritis, according to the Deccan Chronicle.

Dann C. Byck, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon with Ogden-based Utah Orthopaedics.