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 of modern implants wearing out in the patients' lifetimes

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

Materialise launched a shoulder surgery planner system in collaboration with DePuy Synthes.

A study, published in The Journal of Arthroplasty, examined unicompartmental knee arthroplasty complication rates at ASCs and hospital outpatient settings.

Elliott Nipper, MD, joined Monroe-based North Louisiana Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine Clinic.

More than 550,000 patients have benefited from MicroPoint Orthopedics' medial-pivot total knee system since it was launched in 1998.

A surgeon-performed saphenous nerve block from within the knee after it exits from the adductor canal at the time of total knee arthroplasty is feasible and may be a useful alternative to an ultrasound-guided block, according to a study in Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research.

Partial knee replacements are rapidly becoming a common choice for orthopedic surgeons seeking to offer patients the option of pain relief in the ASC setting. With patient expectations increasing, the MOTO™ Partial Knee System has been designed to simplify the challenges of gap balancing and alignment — truly taking the potential of a partial knee procedure to the next level.

Black patients with knee osteoarthritis are offered knee replacement surgery at lower rates than white patients in the U.S., leading to losses in quality-adjusted life years, suggests a study in Arthritis Care & Research. Here are 10 insights from Reuters:

John Serocki, MD, 61, died after his single-engine plane crashed into a building under construction in Kearny Mesa, Calif., NBC San Diego reports.

The American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons recently issued a position statement on the 2018 Medicare Outpatient Prospective Payment System rule that removed total knee arthroplasty from Medicare's inpatient-only list.

CMS approved the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Orthopaedic Quality Resource Center as a qualified clinical data registry for 2018. Here are nine notes: