Orthopedic

Orthopedic Institute for Children in Los Angeles is offering free medical care to underserved children from Mexico, according to an Imperial Valley Press report.

Two of Neuterra's partnering facilities have been designated as Five-Star hospitals by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons released appropriate use criteria for treating pediatric patients with osteochondritis dissecans of the femoral condyle.

Shenandoah (Iowa) Medical Center added Brian Rowan, MD, to its physician team, according to a KMA Land report.

Orthopedic surgeon, Robert Easton, MD, is planning to develop an Operation Walk chapter in Louisiana to provide residents with free orthopedic services, according to The Advocate.

Orthopedic surgeon Kevin Darr, MD, of Covington (La.) Orthopedics, is conducting a study on cell therapy using lipogems (autologous micro-fragmented adipose tissue) to help patients with arthritis.

Switching patients from LMWH to dabigatran after total hip or knee replacement surgery was shown effective for the prevention of VTE, as well as safe, according to recent findings published in Thrombosis Journal.

Anthony L. Komaroff, MD, offers tips of when the best time is to get a knee replacement.

Blue Ridge Bone and Joint in Hendersonville, N.C., is joining Park Ridge Health's network of primary and specialty care physicians practicing in Western North Carolina.

Ronald O. Schwab, MD, joined Nebraska Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine in Lincoln in 2003. Dr. Schwab specializes in joint replacement as well as general orthopedics. He is board certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. Dr. Schwab serves as…