Zimmer has been named a finalist in the race for the title of MD+DI magazine's 2014 Medtech Company of the Year.
Orthopedic
David Wassell, MD, opened Baptist Health Orthopedic Clinic-Stuttgart (Ark.), according to a Stuttgart Daily Leader report.
Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic opened a sports medicine center in Minneapolis, according to a Star Tribune report.
Gulf Breeze, Fla.-based Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine added Jan P. Szatkowski, MD, to its orthopedic trauma and fracture care team.
A study published in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery examines the healthcare costs associated with acute care when patients have preoperative physical therapy.
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Zimmer acquired ETEX Holdings to enhance its biologics portfolio.
Materialise announced that the world's first total knee replacement surgery using the Materialise X-ray Knee Guide Solution has been successfully completed, according to an Inside 3DP report.
Amedica named B. Sonny Bal, MD, JD, MBA, president and CEO, effective Sept. 30.
Cabell Huntington (W.Va.) Hospital and Marshall Orthopaedics in Huntington added Jonathon Salava, MD, as a hip replacement and revision surgery specialist as well as an assistant professor.
Columbus, Ohio-based Clintonville/Dublin Foot and Ankle Group added Randall C. Thomas Jr., DPM, to its physician team.