Orthopedics

New York-based Mount Sinai Health System named Michael Bronson, MD, chair of orthopedics for Mount Sinai Roosevelt and Mount Sinai St. Luke's, both located in New York.

Medicaid patients are more likely to have in-hospital morbidity and use more resources than patients with other payers who undergo total joint arthroplasty, according to an article published in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. Researchers examined the Healthcare Cost and Utilization…

Levolta Pharmaceuticals released the results of a phase II study for a potential disease modifying drug for patients with knee osteoarthritis called VOLT01 at the 2014 American College of Rheumatology Annual Meeting in Boston, Nov. 14 to 19.

OrthoGrid Systems released the HipGrid for anterior and posterior approach total hip replacement.

James Andrews, MD, performed knee surgery on Cleveland Browns defensive lineman Phil Taylor, according to an Akron Beacon Journal report.

Pittsburgh-based Allegheny Health Network added Lisa Beth Ercolano, MD, to its physician team.

Zimmer extended the deadline for the European Commission to review its acquisition of Biomet to provide the commission with additional information. Zimmer is working closely with regulatory authorities on the review of its transaction and “is encouraged by the substantial progress that…

Prevea Regional Orthopedic Center in Green Bay, Wis., added Patricia McDougall Schick, MD, pediatric orthopedic surgeon, to its physician staff, according to a Green Bay Press Gazette report.

Orthopaedic and Neurosurgery Specialists’ Mark Vitale, MD, received the 2014 Ronald Linscheid-James Dobyns Excellence in Wrist Surgery honoree recognition from the American Society for Surgery of the Hand. Dr. Vitale’s paper was titled “Intra-articular Fractures of the Sigmoid Notch of…

According to the American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons' 2012 Orthopaedic Surgeon Census, here are the most common specialty areas for orthopedists: