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Dean Lorich, MD, performed two orthopedic surgeries on U2 front man Bono, according to a U-T San Diego report.

Medicaid patients are more likely to have in-hospital morbidity and use more resources than patients with other payers who undergo total joint arthroplasty, according to an article published in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.

New York-based Mount Sinai Health System named Michael Bronson, MD, chair of orthopedics for Mount Sinai Roosevelt and Mount Sinai St. Luke's, both located in New York.

Doug Freedberg, MD, and Gary Waslewski, MD, performed knee surgery on Arizona Cardinals' Carson Palmer, according to a Cardinals Blog report.

According to a study, presented at the American College of Rheumatology 2014 Annual Meeting, co-administered Traumeel and Zeel intra-articular injections are safe and effective treatments for moderate to severe knee osteoarthritis pain as compared to an intra-articular placebo.

Pittsburgh-based Allegheny Health Network added Lisa Beth Ercolano, MD, to its physician team.

James Andrews, MD, performed knee surgery on Cleveland Browns defensive lineman Phil Taylor, according to an Akron Beacon Journal report.

Levolta Pharmaceuticals released the results of a phase II study for a potential disease modifying drug for patients with knee osteoarthritis called VOLT01 at the 2014 American College of Rheumatology Annual Meeting in Boston, Nov. 14 to 19.

According to the American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons' 2012 Orthopaedic Surgeon Census, here are the most common specialty areas for orthopedists:

Orthopaedic and Neurosurgery Specialists' Mark Vitale, MD, received the 2014 Ronald Linscheid-James Dobyns Excellence in Wrist Surgery honoree recognition from the American Society for Surgery of the Hand.