Dr. Geier is an orthopaedic surgeon and Director of MUSC Sports Medicine. He also serves as chairman of the Public Relations Committee for the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine.

Double-bundle ACL reconstructions have been proposed as an alternative to the traditional single-bundle procedures in recent years. In theory, better restoration of rotational stability of the knee and lower rates of osteoarthritis years after the surgeries have been suggested to be benefits of double-bundle surgeries.

Dr. Geier is an orthopedic surgeon and Director of MUSC Sports Medicine. He also serves as chairman of the Public Relations Committee for the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine.

Articular cartilage damage is one of the most challenging injuries orthopedic surgeons face. Traditionally we have had few options to rebuild or replace the cartilage lining the ends of the bones. Once bone-on-bone arthritis develops, joint replacement is a common salvage operation. Before that point, microfracture, autologous chondrocyte implantation, and OATS procedures have been attempted to restore a healthy joint.

Dr. Geier is an orthopaedic surgeon and Director of MUSC Sports Medicine. He also serves as chairman of the Public Relations Committee for the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine.

Orthopedic surgeons are increasingly performing arthroscopic surgeries of the hip in hospitals and surgery centers in the United States. Like many arthroscopic procedures, the complication rates of these minimally invasive surgeries have been thought to be very low. But do arthroscopic hip surgeries have higher risks than we previously believed?

Mark H. Gonzalez, MD, received the 2013 American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Diversity Award.

There are several new trends crucial for orthopedic surgeons to understand emerging in the healthcare space. Orthopedic surgeons and industry experts discussed some of these changes during a session at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2013 Annual Meeting titled "Accountable Care Organizations and Bundled Payments: Passing Trends or a New Paradigm?"

The Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine has announced that Alexander R. Vaccaro, MD, PhD, professor and attending surgeon of orthopaedics and neurosurgery at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and a partner at the Rothman Institute, has been chosen as co-chairman of the editorial board, according to a Rothman Institute news release.

Here are five statistics on orthopedic practice management based on the Medscape Orthopedist and Orthopedic Surgeon Compensation Report: 2012 Results.  

Merge Healthcare, a provider of clinical systems, has announced that more than 650 orthopedic surgeons and more than 50 practices have already or are in the process of implementing Merge OrthoPACS, a comprehensive image management and digital templating solution for orthopedics.

Illinois Bone & Joint Institute, with locations in the Chicagoland area, announced it will participate in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Bundled Payments for Care Improvement program. IBJI is the only independent physician group practice in the state, and one of only a few in the country, participating in the program. The practice will participate in Model 3 and plans to take steps improving care management for orthopedic patients.

At the 2011 American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting, voluntary conflict of interest disclosures were very common, and 100 percent were reported in the symposia, according to an article published in a recent issue of Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery.