Orthopedic

Manasquan, N.J.-based Orthopaedic Institute of Central Jersey opened an urgent care location in Toms River, N.J., according to an Asbury Park Press report.

WellStar Windy Hill Hospital in Marietta, Ga., has begun a pediatric orthopedic services program, according to a report by the Marietta Daily Journal.

Here are 12 orthopedic surgeons in the news this week.

Great Lakes Caring Home Health, Palliative Care and Hospice gave Robert Doane, MD, and his team at Jackson (Mich.) Orthopedic Specialists a 2014 Award for Excellence, according to a mLive report.

Ann Arbor, Mich.-based IHA, a large nonprofit multispecialty physician group, plans to add Ypsilanti, Mich.-based Community Orthopedic Surgery, P.C. & Huron Valley Hand Surgery.

Tad Gerlinger, MD, has conducted a study showing total joint arthroplasty surgery can be an effective solution to the habitual wear-and-tear on soldiers' knees, eventually leading to their return to the field, according to a Fox News report.

Patients slated to undergo total knee arthroplasty had substantial worsening of osteoarthritis symptoms during a two-year preoperative period, according to a study published in Osteoarthritis and Cartilage.

Brewton (Ala.) Medical Center and D.W. McMillan Memorial Hospital, also in Brewton, have partnered with Foley, Ala.-based Bayside Orthopaedics, according to a Brewton Standard report.

Madison, Wis.-based Wellbe raised $2.4 million for its web-based patient coordination software that is currently focused on bariatric and orthopedic surgery programs, according to a MobiHealthNews report.

Orthopedic surgeons have become more specialized over the past 14 years. The below chart details how specialized they have become, according to the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons.      For the original story on Becker’s Spine Review, click here.