Orthopedic

The Joint Commission is offering a new Advanced Certification for Total Hip and Total Knee Replacement for Joint Commission-accredited hospitals, critical access hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers.

Michael Ravitch, MD, a retired orthopedic surgeon, died on Jan. 12, 2016, at the age of 74, according to the Boulder City Review.

Korsh Jafarina, MD, joined the UT Physicians group and the Memorial City Ironman Sports Medicine Institute in Texas.

Mena (Ariz.) Regional Health System added Tariq B. Niazi, MD, to its staff, according to The Mena Star.

Justin Newman, MD, joined Melissa Memorial Hospital in Holyoke, Colo., according to a report by The Holyoke Enterprise.

Robert A. Bane, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon with Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana, Ill.

Scott Bigelow, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at Lincoln (Neb.) Orthopaedic Center is one of the few surgeons performing customized knee replacement surgery, according to the Journal Star.

Infection after total elbow arthroplasty among low-demand patients was seen as effective in treatments using resection arthroplasty, according to a study published in the Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery.

St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital has earned The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval for Joint Replacement Program Certifications.

Scott R. Murch, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon with Orthopaedic Associates of Wausau.