Orthopedics / TJR

Scott Nemec, DO, and Anthony Bozzio, MD, joined Gaylord (Mich.) Family Practice, Petoskey News reports.

Orthopedic surgeon Andrew Wickline, MD, of New Hartford, N.Y.-based Genesee Orthopedics & Plastic Surgery Associates introduced the anterior approach to hip replacement into his surgical practice in 2007. 

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, along with several orthopedic specialty and state societies, sent CMS administrator Seema Verma a letter commenting on CMS' decision to take total knee arthroplasty out of the Medicare Inpatient Only list.

Watertown (Wis.) Regional Medical Center opened the Inpatient Center for Bone and Joint Health.

Elective knee and hip replacements may be a significant source of potentially controllable healthcare spending, according to a JAMA Viewpoint article.

Atlanta-based OrthoAtlanta added sports medicine specialist Christopher Burket, MD, to its staff.

In a Texas Orthopaedic Association interview, Denver-based Muve Health President and CEO P. Marshall Maran said the health system has its sights set on becoming one of the largest providers of joint replacement procedures in the U.S.

Miami Beach, Fla.-based Gentera Center for Regenerative Medicine partnered with Miami Surgical Center to offer nonsurgical solutions for orthopedic conditions.

The first hip arthroscopy procedure at Paris, Tenn.-based Henry County Medical Center Surgery Center was performed by Kyle Stephens, DO, in March.

Orthopedic surgeon James Wittig, MD, received The Sarcoma Foundation of America's Nobility in Science Award.