Orthopedic

Edmond Orthopedic Group in Oklahoma City is opening a new clinic in Guthrie, Okla., according to an Edmond Sun report.

Regional Hospital of Scranton (Pa.) was awarded the Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval for its orthopedic care, according to The Times-Tribune.

In a study published in The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, infection rates may be effectively decreased in open fractures with the use of systematic antibiotics administered along with local aqueous aminoglycoside.

A study published in Arthritis Research and Therapy suggests that patient preferences make up the overall share of the disparity in white and African American patients who undergo total knee replacement.

Deciding on whether to have double knee replacement or not is a question many patients are facing today, according to WAAYTV.com.

In a study published in Arthritis & Rheumatology, researchers found knee surgery is highly effective in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

John Kwon, MD, serves as the chief of foot and ankle surgery division in the department of orthopedics at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. At Boston-based Harvard Medical School, Dr. Kwon is an instructor in orthopedic surgery. He…

Houston-based Texas Children's Hospital honored John Dormans, MD, as the recipient of the L.E. Simmons Chair in Orthopedics. Dr. Dormans serves as the chief of orthopedics at Texas Children's and an orthopedic surgery professor at Baylor College of Medicine in…

Capital Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine in Clive, Iowa, named Ryan Smith vice president of operations, according to a Business Record report.

G. Douglas Letson, MD, has been named a 2015 fellow of the National Academy of Inventors.