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Which fixation options are most cost-effective for intertrochanteric hip fractures?

    A study published in The Lancet shows that patients undergoing total joint replacements are at increased risk of medical complications, according to an Arthrosurface blog post.

David Altchek, MD, recently performed elbow surgery on Blue Jays left-hander Daniel Norris, according to an ESPN report.

Tad L. Gerlinger, MD, was recently awarded the 2014 Uniformed Services University Alumni Military Medicine Award for outstanding achievement.  

Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai Health System finalized an agreement to affiliate with Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic in Los Angeles and Santa Monica (Calif.) Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Group.

Kay Kirkpatrick, MD, was named president-elect of the Georgia Orthopaedic Society as well as council member-at-large for the American Society for Surgery of the Hand.

Olympia (Wash.) Orthopaedics Associates added Greg Brown, MD, to its medical staff, according to a Thurston Talk report.

Birmingham-based Alabama Orthopedic Spine & Sports Medicine Associates broke ground on a new facility in Trussville, Ala., according to a Birmingham Business Journal report.

Here are seven orthopedic surgeons who have treated or will soon treat professional athletes.

  An article published in the American Journal of Sports Medicine examines the incidence of anterior cruciate ligament injury in the United States.