Here are 15 orthopedic surgeons on the move.

A recent Market Research report found that around 12 percent of medical device recalls from 2005 to 2010 were for orthopedics-related devices. The United States reportedly recorded 4,343 medical device recalls with more than 800 companies initiating recalls over that time period. However, the numbers may be misleading when compared with the total number of orthopedics-related devices receiving clearance over that time period and the reasons for the recalls are considered.

Here are 10 clinical and operational statistics on knee arthroscopy, according to a 2011 clinical study of the procedure including results from 40 organizations that performed a combined total of more than 11,000 procedures annually.

This article is written by David Geier, MD, Director of MUSC Sports Medicine at the Medical University of South Carolina. Dr. Geier maintains a sports medicine blog discussing key issues in the field today.

Here are 154 orthopedic- and spine-driven ambulatory surgery centers to know.

Hoag Orthopaedic Institute began doing bundled payments in 2008 with patients traveling from around the country for their orthopedic services. Most of these patients were employees of large, self-insured companies who were seeking elective procedures. James Caillouette, MD, an orthopedic surgeon with Newport Orthopedic Institute and Hoag Orthopaedic Institute in Irvine, Calif., participated in the coordination of those programs and more recently sat on the advisory board for the Integrated Healthcare Association's pilot project for bundled payment in California. The programs he has been involved in include several different payors — the Blues, Cigna and Aetna — and recently an agreement was announced between Hoag Orthopaedic Institute, Aetna and technology giant McKesson for bundling knee and hip replacements.

Larry D. Field, MD, an orthopedic surgeon with a special interest in shoulder and elbow surgery, was elected to the Arthroscopy Association of North America's board of directors, according to a Madison County Journal report.

Patients often believe that surgeons should be paid much higher than they actually are for hip and knee replacements in Medicare patients, according to a study published in the Journal of Arthroplasty.

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, N.H., is considering implementing a specialized operating room team for knee surgery, according to a WMUR New Hampshire report.

Cleveland Indians team physicians Rick Parker, MD, and Mark Schickendantz, MD, performed knee surgery on Indians designated hitter Travis Hafner at Cleveland Clinic, according to a CBS Sports report.