Orthopedic

Laramie, Wyo.-based Premier Bone and Joint flies eight physicians to 11 towns and cities throughout the Wyoming to ensure that residents in remote areas of the state have access to quality orthopedic care, according to a Laramie Boomerang report.

Rick Lehman, MD, of St. Louis-based U.S. Center for Sports Medicine, is pioneering a new procedure to treat ACL injuries, according to a KTRS report.

Blanchfield Army Community Hospital in Fort Campbell, Ky., and the Fort Campbell community honored Gregory Mencio, MD, with the Commander's Award for Civilian Service.

An internet-based group is working to develop a new approach for managing patients with problematic metal-on-metal hip implants.

The San Antonio Orthopaedic Group is participating in a clinical trial of NeoCart, a tissue implant designed for use in knee cartilage injuries, according to a mySA report.

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons has completed its new 180,000-square-foot headquarters in Rosemont, Ill., according to a Journal Online report.

Wyoming Medical Center, based in Casper, opened Advantage Orthopedics on Jan. 1, according to a Casper Star Tribune Communications report.  

The charitable remainder trust of the late orthopedic surgeon Kathryn Cramer, MD, has given the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute in Detroit a gift of more than $1.4 million to establish an endowed chair.

Cooley Dickinson Medical Group Foot Center in Northampton, Mass., has added podiatrist Khanhmei Wong, DPM, according to a masslive report.  

Sergio Martinez, DO, is opening his practice, Orthopedic Surgery of Polk County, in Lake Wales, Fla., according to a report by The Daily Ridge.