Orthopedics / TJR

Lafayette (La.) General Hospital will transform Lafayette (La.) General Southwest into an orthopedic center, while also maintaining an emergency room at the location, the Daily Advertiser reports.

Orthopedic surgeon John Cory, MD, joined the staff of Gilbert, Ariz.-based Orthopedic and Sports Performance Institute.

Las Vegas-based Nevada Orthopedic and Spine Center surgeon Ronald Hillock, MD, completed the first revision knee surgery with Exactech's Truliant instrumentation.

OMNIlife science began a clinical evaluation of its OMNIBotics Active Spacer robotic tissue balancing device at three U.S.-based sites.

Danbury, Conn.-based OrthoConneticut opened a new orthopedic treatment center in Westport, Conn., the Westport Daily Voice reports.

Kyle Fleck, MD, joined the staff of Tifton-based Georgia Sports Medicine, the Tifton Gazette reports.

Spokane, Wash.-based Northwest Orthopaedic Specialists and Providence (Ore.) Orthopedics & Sports Medicine were featured in the Spokane Journal concerning their total joint replacement efforts.

Orthobiologics company Cerapedics named Doug Kohrs to its board of directors while also naming Antony Koblish the board's chair.

Grapevine-based North Texas Orthopedics & Spine Center tapped Meridian Medical Management to provide revenue cycle management services.

Pines of Sarasota (Fla.) Rehabilitation & Senior Care Community added Charles Stewart, MD, as medical director, according to SRQ.