Orthopedic

Benjamin W. Sears, MD, joined Western Orthopaedics in Denver.

DePuy Synthes Companies of Johnson & Johnson launched two new variable angle plating systems — the VA Locking Plating System for calcaneal fractures and the VA LCP Plating System for fusion procedures.

Orthofix named Luke T. Faulstick to its board of directors.

Misonix is supporting the Uganda Spine Surgery Mission by providing an ultrasonic BoneScalpel for use in advanced spinal surgeries.

Jason Cox, DO, joined Zanesville, Ohio-based Genesis HealthCare System, according to a Zanesville Times Recorder report.

Black Hills Orthopedic & Spine Center in Rapid City, S.D., added Steven A. Giuseffi, MD, and Mark Ryzewicz, MD, to its physician team.

The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery recently published a study examining regional Medicaid access to outpatient orthopedic care.

Orthopedic device company Orchid Orthopedic Solutions secured a $10,000 Industrial Facilities Tax Exemption, according to an mLive report.

Orthopedic device design and manufacturing company Ortho Development turned 20 years old over the weekend.

A group of physicians and researchers examined the financial impact of third-party reimbursement as the definition for the ICD-9 arthroscopy code changed over time and published their results in The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery.