Texarkana, Texas-based Christus St. Michael Health System Orthopedics and Sports Medicine has added Darius Mitchell, MD, to its staff, the Texarkana Gazette reported Dec. 19. 

Palm Beach (Fla.) Orthopedic Institute has received zoning board approval for a new orthopedic ASC in Loxahatchee, Fla., according to the Dec. 15 planning and zoning board agenda. 

Atlanta-based Ortho Sport and Spine Physicians has partnered with the Mandela Institute for Humanity, an organization run by Nelson Mandela's grandson, Ndaba Mandela. 

Southern Maryland Orthopedics plans to open a new 59,000-square-foot location with a medical office building and an ASC in Leonardtown, Md., according to a Dec. 19 report from Southern Maryland News.

Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.-based American Orthopedic Partners has partnered with Premier Orthopaedic Associates, a practice spanning five counties in New Jersey. 

Reno (Nev.) Orthopedic Center provides imaging services, walk-in services, out-patient surgery and physical therapy to patients across the state. Here are five things to know about the practice: 

American Orthopedic Foot & Ankle Society has returned to performing volunteer surgeries in Kenya following a three-year hiatus. 

More patients have come forward with charges against an orthopedic surgeon who was arrested for alleged abuse at Americana Orthopaedics in Boise, Idaho, East Idaho News reported Dec. 17.

David Porter, MD, and Mark Ritter, MD, surgeons at Forte Sports Medicine and Orthopedics in Carmel, Ind., performed surgery on a left tibial stress fracture for Detroit Pistons' point guard Cade Cunningham, according to a Dec. 16 report from Sports Illustrated.

The San Francisco Planning Commission has approved plans to turn Nob Hill Theatre, a former LGBTQ+ burlesque venue, into a 3,824-square-foot ASC, according to a Dec. 15 report from the Bay Area Reporter.

Orthopedic surgeon Andrew Dowd, MD, and injury lawyer George Constantine were convicted by a Manhattan federal jury on Dec. 16 of running a $31 million slip-and-fall scheme that defrauded New York City businesses and insurance companies, according to a Dec. 16 report from Law360. 

Over 30 percent of U.S. residents have used telehealth in the last 12 months, continuing a pandemic era trend that does not seem to be going away, according to a Dec. 16 report from the American Medical Association. 

Columbus, Ohio-based Orthopedic ONE is the largest physician-owned orthopedic practice in Ohio. Here are four things to know about it: 

Vineland, N.J.-based Inspira Medical Center has received a 2023 Women's Choice Award for its orthopedic care, according to a Dec. 15 report from ROI-NJ. 

Oxford Performance Materials has partnered with 3D visualization company Jajal Medical to create customizable orthopedic implants for patients with major bone defects. 

Baltimore, Md.-based Ascension Saint Agnes has earned the Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval for Advanced Total Hip and Knee Replacement Certification, according to a Dec. 15 report from the Catholic Review.

Mon Health Preston Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, W.Va., will now offer same-day total knee and hip replacement procedures. 

The University of Rochester (N.Y.) Medicine Orthopedics Surgery Center in Henrietta, N.Y., has debuted a new technological sterile operating room, the Clean Cube, according to a Dec. 15 report from Spectrum News.

Shriners Children’s Northern California in Sacramento became the second pediatric hospital to earn verification as a Level I Specialty Children's Surgery-Musculoskeletal Surgery Center by the American College of Surgeons.

Robotics in total joint surgery has grown in 2022. By the next decade, surgeons predict continued growth, along with the further integration of artificial intelligence and augmented reality.