The anterior and posterior incision approaches to total hip replacement deliver equivalent outcomes, according to a study of patients treated at New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery.

Here are eight orthopedic surgeons and sports medicine physicians who joined new practices or received new appointments in May:

Ayman Daouk, MD, has voluntarily dropped a whistleblower lawsuit filed against Orlando (Fla.) Health in January, the Orlando Sentinel reports.

Matt Lane joined the leadership ranks at Atlantic Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine in Portsmouth, N.H., according to fosters.com.

After a delay that left many frustrated, ASCs in Erie County, N.Y., are allowed to resume elective surgeries, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced June 3.

West Lafayette, Ind.-based Purdue University named Mishawaka, Ind.-based Franciscan Health its provider of choice for hip and knee replacements for its employees.

Non-concurrent overlapping orthopedic surgeries did not increase adverse outcomes, according to a study published in The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery.

Synergy Surgicalists and EA Health merged effective June 2, the healthcare staffing companies announced.

Here are four orthopedic surgeons making headlines this week:

Orthopedic surgeon William Ben Kibler, MD, on June 1 retired from Lexington (Ky.) Clinic Orthopedics – Sports Medicine after 43 years of practice, according to The Lane Report.

Two years after COVID-19-related elective orthopedic surgery delays come to an end, the cumulative case backlog is expected to surpass 1 million — and that's in the best-case scenario, according to projections published May 12 in The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery.

A recent study published in The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery found significant gender disparities in payments that orthopedic surgeons receive from the medical device and pharmaceutical industries.

Few orthopedic procedures are considered essential, according to GlobalData, and it could take a year before many procedures return to pre-COVID-19 volume.

Saint Thomas Hospital for Specialty Surgery, Parkwest Medical Center and Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center had Tennesee's best-value outcomes for hip and knee replacements over a 90-day episode, according to a Dexur analysis of Medicare claims from April 2016 to March 2019.

Greenville Health System Patewood Memorial Hospital, Conway Medical Center and Pelham Medical Center had the best-value outcomes in South Carolina over a 90-day episode of care for hip and knee replacement, according to a Dexur analysis of Medicare claims from April 2016 to March 2019.

Based on 90-day episode-of-care data for Medicare patients undergoing hip and knee replacements in West Virginia, Dexur identified three hospitals with the best-value outcomes in the state: Charleston Surgical Hospital, Thomas Memorial Hospital and Plateau Medical Center.

Orthopedic surgery patients don't necessarily want to be involved in all aspects of clinical decision-making, according to a study published May 15 in the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.

Orthopedic surgeon Asheesh Bedi, MD, said that a second COVID-19 wave in the fall would be "incredibly devastating" for the economy, as well as the country's sports seasons, Detroit Free Press reports.

Here are five orthopedic surgeons making headlines this week:

In the wake of Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's announcement that nonessential surgeries can resume starting May 29, the state's health systems are preparing to work through massive backlogs, according to the Detroit Free Press and The Sault News.