Orthopedics

Blue Belt Technologies signed a worldwide commercial agreement with DePuy Synthes to support the SIGMA HP Partial Knee System on Blue Belt's Navio Surgical System.

MiMedx Group entered into a distribution agreement with Zimmer.

Massena (N.Y.) Memorial Hospital has become the first hospital in the United States to use the Intellijoint HIP technology, according to a Watertown Daily Times report.

Klasinski Clinic Orthopedics in Stevens Point, Wis., added Cody Nikolai, MD, to its physician team, according to a Stevens Point Journal report.

Kaiser Permanente San Rafael (Calif.) Medical Center added Srinivas Ganesh, MD, to its orthopedics department, according to a Marin Independent Journal report.

Here are 10 orthopedic surgeons who are in the news this week.

MarketOptimizer released a new report on the orthopedic power tools market, with some question as to whether robotic technologies and computer assistance will make a big enough impact to stick around.

UPMC (Pittsburgh). UPMC — the No. 1 hospital in Pittsburgh and Pennsylvania, according to U.S. News & World Report — is also ranked among the top 50 hospitals in the nation for orthopedic excellence. UPMC’s Department of Orthopaedic Surgery offers…

University of California, Davis Medical Center (Sacramento). The 619-bed University of California, Davis Medical Center was ranked one of the best hospitals for orthopedics for 2014-15 by U.S. News & World Report. The hospital’s department of orthopedic surgery is housed…

University Hospitals Case Medical Center (Cleveland). The Department of Orthopaedics at University Hospitals Case Medical Center was established in 1907, making it one of the oldest orthopedic departments in the country at 107 years old. The department is divided into…