Green Bay Packers linebacker Quay Walker was hit with a fine of $13,261 after shoving a physician from the Detroit Lions, espn.com reported Jan. 14. 

Pittsburgh-based UPMC is acquiring the Sports Surgery Clinic in the Dublin suburb of Santry, Ireland, marking its fourth hospital in the country. 

Brian Cohen, MD, joined Rehab Boost, as an adviser, the artificial intelligence physical rehabilitation company said Jan. 17.

Golden Valley, Minn.-based Twin Cities Orthopedics opened a bioengineering lab in Eagan, Minn. Jan. 16.

Norman Waldrop, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at Andrews Sports Medicine in Birmingham, Ala., performed ankle surgery on retiring World Wrestling Entertainment star Stephanie McMahon, according to a Jan. 13 post on the wrestler's Twitter.

Lipogems enrolled the first patient in a U.S. study focusing on MicroFat injections in knee osteoarthritis.

Orthopedic surgery as a specialty saw a dip between 2016 and 2021, while sports medicine saw a significant jump, according to the Association of American Medical College's "2022 Physician Specialty Data Report."

New York City-Based Hospital for Special Surgery appointed Tara McCoy as CEO of its Florida division.

The world's first virtual orthopedic practice, ViewFi Health, has partnered with Nashville, Tenn.-based online healthcare services platform MDsave to streamline virtual care for orthopedic and musculoskeletal patients. 

SoutheastHealth's new Cape Girardeau, Mo.-based facility, the Southeast Center for Integrated Health Services, celebrated its ribbon cutting, according to a Jan. 12 report from KFVS.

St. Luke's Hospital in Duluth, Minn., has become the first hospital in the state to receive DNV's Advanced Orthopedic Center of Excellence designation, according to a Jan. 11 report from the Duluth News Tribune.

Howard Harris, MD, a surgeon at Texas Orthopedic Specialists in Dallas/Forth Worth, has collaborated with arthroplasty innovator FX Shoulder Solutions to debut new shoulder reconstruction technology. 

Here are eight places hiring orthopedic surgeons, using LinkedIn's job search tool:

Hanna "Johnny" Mitias, MD, owner of New Albany, Miss.-based Mitias Orthopaedics, agreed to pay $1.8 million to resolve allegations of submitting false claims to Medicare and Medicaid, The Oxford Eagle reported Jan. 11. 

Martin O'Malley, MD, operated on Lara Spencer, the Good Morning America co-anchor said in a Jan. 3 Instagram post.

St. Francis Regional Medical Center in Shakopee is expanding to include a TRIA orthopedics clinic, the hospital said Jan. 10.

New Albany, Ohio-based JIS Orthopedics has specialized in total knee and hip replacements since its founding in 1972. Here are six things to know about the practice: 

Wade Johnson, MD, a sports medicine physician and director of sports medicine at Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato, Minn., will serve as the official physician for the U.S. alpine ski team at the c according to a Jan. 10 report from CBS and Fox affiliate KEYC.

Nationwide orthopedic care provider Vori Health has partnered with Allstate Benefits, a leader in health and supplemental insurance, to lower healthcare costs for their businesses and employees. 

The FDA cleared Arthrex's ACL reconstruction implant for pediatric use, the devicemaker said Jan. 10.