Greenwich Hospital announced it has named Steven Hindman, MD, of Orthopaedic and Neurosurgery Specialists in Greenwich, Conn., as director of orthopedic surgery.

Stryker recently completed a $764 million acquisition of Chinese-based orthopedic developer Trauson Holdings Company Limited and has its sights set on more acquisitions in the near future, according to Michigan Live.

Lewisville, Texas-based Orthofix International's gross profits dipped in the first quarter, down 17 percent from 2012's first quarter due to substantial declines in spine and orthopedic implant sales.

Zimmer Holdings acquired the business assets of West Chester, Pa.-based Knee Creations, the developer of a proprietary joint preservation treatment Subchondroplasty.

A new study led by Robert S. Namba, MD, of the department of orthopedic surgery at Kaiser Permanente Orange County and Southern California Permanente Medical Group in Irvine, and published in the Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery, assesses risk factors for deep surgical site infections after total knee arthroplasty.

Here are five orthopedic and spine practice expanding or merging.

Overall, physician compensation is on the rise, and orthopedic physicians receive, on average, higher compensation than other specialists, according to "Physician Compensation Report 2013," released by Medscape.

PDP Holdings recently released a statement in strong support for the Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General Special Fraud Report of March 26, 2013, on physician-owned distributorships.

Todd A. Milbrandt, MD, was elected to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Board of Directors at its 2013 Annual Meeting in Chicago, March 19-23, according to an AAOS News Now report.

Ram Mudiyam, MD, MBA, is an orthopedic spine surgeon at Hoag Orthopedic Institute in Irvine, Calif., and Pacifica Orthopedics in Huntington Beach, Calif. He is diplomat of the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery and a member of American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. He is also vice chairman of the department of surgery at Fountain Valley (Calif.) Regional Hospital.