Orthopedics / TJR

Nashville, Tenn.-based TriStar Health is set to open the doors of its $96 million, 50,000-square-foot Advanced Joint Replacement Institute, the Nashville Business Journal reports.

Nashville, Tenn.-based Southern Joint Replacement Institute opened the Dickson branch at the Dickson, Tenn.-based TriStar Natchez facility, the Tennessean reported.

New research presented at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine’s annual meeting July 5 to 8 detailed the top reasons patients chose to undergo rotator cuff surgery.

Victor Horsley, DPM, a minimally invasive bunion surgery expert, joined Littleton, Colo.- based Northwest Surgery Center.

G. Jason Hunt, DO, joined Tampa, Fla.-based Physician Partners of America.

Erik Severson, MD, was reappointed to a second three-year term on the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Hip, Knee and Adult Reconstruction Committee, the Mille Lacs (Minn.) Messenger reported.

A study published in Orthopedics found orthopedic surgeons face a greater risk of being sued for medical malpractice compared to other medical specialists.

The European League Against Rheumatism published new exercise guidelines for patients with inflammatory arthritis or osteoarthritis of the hip or knee in the Annals of Rheumatic Diseases.

DePuy Synthes launched the Dynacord Suture to repair soft tissue like the rotator cuff in the shoulder and address common complications faced in arthroscopic rotator cuff surgery.

An Illinois rule restricting the development of non-sales-tax-generating businesses, like outpatient surgery centers, changed to operate on a case-by-case basis after a village council meeting July 16 in Palatine, Ill., the Journal & Topics reported.