A new study published in the Journal of Arthroplasty found that compliance with joint replacement registries at individual hospitals was low, even when the hospital employed a relatively simple reporting mechanism.

Winthrop-University Hospital in Mineola, N.Y., has named Jan A. Koenig, MD, chief of joint replacement surgery and director of computer assisted and robotic orthopedic surgery.

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.

As the population for hip and knee replacement surgeries has evolved, more stress is being placed on critical care services for patients as they are discharged from the hospital, according to a report in Anesthesiology.

After surveying 76 high-volume orthopedic surgeons, Leerink Swann has found that the hip and knee reconstructing market is stable but not improving, according to a Mass Device report.

James T. Mazzara, MD, has joined St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center in Hartford, Conn., according to a Hartford Business News report.

Two new studies examining the effects of smoking on patients undergoing total joint replacement showed that smokers have a higher revision rate than non-smokers.

The Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council's most recent report shows that the state is following the national trend of increased joint replacement and spinal fusion procedures.

Stryker launched its next generation heavy duty surgical power tools for use during total joint replacement.

Myron Szczkowski, MD, an orthopedic surgeon, has been named chief of the Shore Health medical staff in Easton, Md.