Orthopedic

In a study published in the Scandinavian Journal of Pain, patients with osteoarthritis and certain genotypes for catechol-O-methyltransferase and mu-opioid receptor experienced more variability in day-to-day pain and exacerbation of pain after daily physical activity compared to patients with other…

St. Thomas More Hospital's orthopedic clinic in Cañon City, Colo., is expanding, according to the The Daily Record.

Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper, Ind., received five stars from Healthgrades for its orthopedic care.

Recent data from the American Joint Replacement Registry give a sense that orthopedic registries are starting to produce in an effort to improve the quality of orthopedic care, according to a Medscape article.

Arthur F. Christiano, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at the New England Baptist Outpatient Care Center in Dedham, Mass.

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.