Researchers from Hatanpää Hospital in Tampere, Finland, analyzed the effectiveness of surgery for patients with degenerative meniscus tears whose knees catch and lock, according to Medscape.
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Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital relocates orthopedic outpatient care center — 4 notesCharlottesville, Va.-based Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital moved its outpatient orthopedic practice to Albemarle County (Va.), according to Newsplex.com.
A group of Cleveland orthopedic surgeons opened Regen Orthopedics, according to Cleveland Jewish News.
Maine Coast Memorial Hospital in Ellsworth and Blue Hill (Maine) Memorial Hospital consolidated to expand their orthopedic services, according to The Ellsworth American.
According to a study published in The Annals of Internal Medicine, partial meniscectomy may be ineffective for individuals with mechanical symptoms of degenerative knee.
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Dothan, Ala.-based Southern Bone and Joint Specialists has added Justin Bynum, PA-C, to its medical staff, according to a Hattiesburg American report.
Matthew Provencher, MD, is joining The Steadman Clinic and Steadman Philippon Research Institute in Vail, Colo.
Amin Afsari, DO, is an orthopedic surgeon with Midwest Orthopedic Specialty Hospital in Franklin, Wis.
Sharon A. Johnson, MA, LNHA, a consultant with Privot: Health Care Transition, discusses joint orthopedic bundles with McKnight’s.
Results from a study in The Journal of Arthroplasty indicated simultaneous bilateral total knee arthroplasty had no clinical advantages compared to staged bilateral total knee arthroplasty in patients with severe, bilateral fixed flexion deformity.