Orthopedic

There are several myths surrounding women and their decision to practice orthopedic surgery, according to a UPenn article.

Bal M. Rajagopalan, MD, successfully treated actor Charlie Sheen's shoulder using stem cell therapy.

Francisco Jaume Jr., DO, was selected as the 2015 Physician of the Year by Yavapai Regional Medical Center in Prescott, Ariz., according to The Daily Courier.

Jonathan Schaffer, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon with the Cleveland Clinic.

Bend, Ore.-based The Center Orthopedic Clinic is expanding into the Bend Memorial Clinic Old Mill District Clinic, according to Newswire.

The Joint Center at Kishwaukee Hospital in Dekalb, Ill., hosted a physician and team from the Hospital for Joint Replacement Coxa in Tampere, Finland, according to Daily Chronicle.

Dallas-based UT Southwestern Medical Center named Dane Wukich, MD, chairman of its department of orthopedic surgery.

Luc Perrier, MD, has joined Canton-Potsdam Hospital in Potsdam, N.Y., after practicing briefly in Ogdensburg, N.Y., according to a North Country Now report.

A study conducted by researchers at the University of Missouri School of Medicine in Columbia and published in the Journal of Orthopaedic Translation found resurfacing a joint with donated bone and cartilage tissue is often a better option for young…

In a study published in the Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, results showed clinical outcomes, anatomic healing rate and mean postoperative defect size and tendon quality at one year did not improve with the application of leucocyte-and platelet-rich fibrin…