Orthopedic

Hand and upper extremity surgeon Aaron Dykstra, MD, has joined Black Hills Orthopedic & Spine Center in Rapid City, S.D.

The operating room is not impervious to the pressures of the current healthcare environment — one in which improving efficiency and reducing cost are critical for healthcare providers to thrive. To streamline processes and cut costs, many healthcare providers have…

A new market research report published by MarketsandMarkets stated the Orthopedic Software Market is expected to be worth $308.5 million by 2020 with a CAGR of 5.1 percent from 2014 to 2020.

Bill Johnson, MD, of Internal Medicine Specialist of Innovations Medical in Dallas, is currently treating patients with knee injuries with stem cell procedures. The FDA presently considers stem cell therapy investigational, yet Dr. Johnson has made great advancements in the…

Twin Cities Orthopedics is the first orthopedic group to join Verde Technologies' Deterra partnership program in the fight against prescription drug abuse and misuse.

Gundersen Decorah (Iowa) Clinic added Russell Norris, MD, to its physician team, according to a Decorah Newspapers report.

Victor H. Hernandez, MD, MSc, is a joint and adult reconstruction specialist and orthopedic surgeon with University of Miami Health Systems Orthopedics. Dr. Hernandez is also an assistant professor with UHealth Joint Replacement, a division of the Department of Orthopaedics…

Sergio Canavero, MD, pitched his latest plan at the American Academy of Neurological and Orthopaedic Surgeons' 39th annual conference to perform the world's first head transplant surgery. Dr. Canavero wants to forgo the ethics risks on the controversial procedure in…

Researchers are devising artificial legs designed to mimic natural leg movements. The artificial legs are aimed to facilitate joint movement for processes such as walking.

The Medical Society of New Jersey recently named Steven Berkowitz, MD, president, according to an Asbury Park Press report.