Orthopedic

The Connecticut Joint Replacement Institute at Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center is now certified as an ISO 9001:2008, Quality Management Systems compliant organization.

Paragon 28 announced phase one of the U.S. launch of its foot plating system — the GORILLATM R3CON PLATING SYSTEM.

Norwalk, Conn.-based Coastal Orthopaedics is moving to a new location in Norwalk, according to a report by the Norwalk Daily Voice.

Spartanburg (S.C.) Regional Healthcare System opened the Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System Sports Medicine Institute.

Peter Asnis, MD, a sports medicine orthopedic surgeon, will perform knee surgery on Red Sox righthander Clay Buchholz, according to a Boston Globe report.

  The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery published an article examining the long term survival of total knee replacements in young, active patients.

Dallen Medical announced the first human use of its Compressyn Staple, a rigid compression fixation technology that delivers continuous compression for small bone fixation.

Blue Belt Technologies added Professor David Barrett, MBBS, a consultant orthopedic surgeon at Southampton University Hospital in the United Kingdom, to its scientific advisory board.

The U.S. market for large bone and joint orthopedic devices is expected to grow to approximately $2 billion by 2020, according to a new report from iData research.

  Marlton, N.J.-based Reconstructive Orthopedics added three new surgeons to its medical team — Joseph Dwyer, MD, Ghadeer Alami, DPM, and Jeremy Reid, MD.