Orthopedic

John Larkin, MD, of Commonwealth Orthopaedic Centers, performed the first outpatient total joint replacement in northern Kentucky, according to a Northern Kentucky Tribune report.

University of Louisville researchers discovered a mechanism involved in skeletal muscle repair that may enable clinicians to boost the effectiveness of adult stem cell therapies for diseases such as muscular dystrophy.

Specializing in orthopedic surgery and sports medicine, Jeffrey A. Guy, MD, serves patients in Columbia, S.C. Board-certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, he is an assistant professor in the department of orthopedic surgery and sports medicine at the…

Howard J. Marans, MD, discusses the cost for knee surgery.

The American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine honored William Oppenheim, MD, of Orthopaedic Institute for Children in Los Angles, with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the AACPDM 70th annual meeting in Austin, Texas.  

Adult flatfoot is a condition that causes flattening of the arch of the foot.

The Blue Cross/Blue Shield Association selected Monongahela (Pa.) Valley Hospital as a Blue Distinction Center for Knee and Hip Replacement, according to Westmoreland Times.

Robert R. Bell, MD, has joined Orthopedic Associates as its new hand and upper extremity surgeon.

A randomized clinical trial published in The Journal of Pain shows that surgery and manual physical therapies were similarly effective in improving pain and function for patients with carpal tunnel syndrome.

In a study conducted by the Patellomafemoral Foundation, researchers found many patients undergoing non-anatomic medial patellofemoral ligament reconstructions have an excellent clinical outcome not only at short-term at also long-term follow up.