Orthopedic

Reston (Va.) Hospital Center is now offering the Mako Robotic-Arm Assisted technology, according to Connection Newspapers.

In a study published in The Journal of Arthroplasty, results showed of three approaches to total hip arthroplasty, a significant reduction of in-hospital costs was found with the anterior approach, which investigators contributed to the reduced length of stay.

Scott Bigelow, MD, is the first physician in Nebraska to perform a total knee replacement procedure using the ConforMIS knee, according to a Lincoln Journal Star report.

Fairfax, Va.-based Inova Sports Medicine has partnered with Great Falls Soccer Club and Great Falls Lacrosse and Field Hockey Association, according to a report by The Connection.

Collin Ball, DPM, is one of only a few surgeons in Kentucky performing ankle replacement surgery using the INBONE system, according to The News Journal.

In a study published in the Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, research indicated non-contrasted MRI had low sensitivity and high specificity for the detection of full-thickness tears of the biceps tendon, as well as high sensitivity for the instability…

Rick F. Pospisil, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon with his own private practice in Huntington Beach, Calif.

Hospital Sisters Health System’s St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital in Effingham, Ill., named Didi Omiyi, MD, to the board of directors, according to Effingham Daily News.

Champ Baker Jr., MD, discusses Tenex Health TX system for tendonitis, according to the Ledger-Enquirer.

A study published in the Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery shows tendon tearing continuity and muscle retraction in patients with partial tears of subscapularis tendon.