Orthopedic

Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Erlanger Health System has begun the first phase of its expansion plan with its orthopedic services area, according to a report by The Chattanoogan.

Phoenix-based The CORE Institute added Andrew Blount, MD, a plastic and reconstructive surgeon, to its medical staff, thereby expanding the scope of its practice.

Southtown Orthopedic Group in Orchard Park, N.Y., has acquired the Quantum Q-Rad Radiographic System, according to a DOTmed Daily News report.

Androscoggin Valley Hospital in Berlin, N.H., added Jay R. SoloRio, MD, to the orthopedic surgery and sports medicine staff.

Rick Walker, DO, a member of the orthopedics staff at Osage Beach, Mo.-based Lake Regional Health System, will provide outreach services at Lake Regional Clinic-Eldon (Mo.), according to a Lake News Online report.

A new study from Aarhus University in Denmark, published in BMC Pediatrics, suggests that knee pain often considered routine in adolescents could lead to chronic pain and joint issues in adulthood.

Darryl Martins, DPM, is opening a new location of his Jackson, Mich.-based practice, Dr. Martins Foot and Ankle Clinic, in Adrian, Mich., according to a Lenconnect report.

An orthopedic surgeon who specializes in Sports Medicine, Nicholas A. DiNubile, MD, is in private practice in Havertown, Pa., and also a clinical assistant professor of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.

Medtronic Advanced Energy granted orthopedic surgeon Robyn Hakanson, MD, its Physician Innovator of the Year Award, according to a mtairynews.com report.

Rockford (Ill.) Orthopedic Associates made a $32,757donation to the Northern Illinois Food Bank, according to a WIFR report.