Orthopedics / TJR

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.

Galesburg, Ill.-based OSF HealthCare St. Mary Medical Center added Peter J. Mulhern, MD, to its staff, The Register-Mail reports.

The population of patients receiving hip and knee replacements was younger in 2014 than in 2000, according to a study presented at the 2018 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. A younger population could increase the likelihood…

A study, published in The Journal of Arthroplasty, examined total hip and total knee arthroplasty readmission, reoperation and complication rates.