Bradford K. Matthews, MD, an orthopedic surgeon, has joined the medical staff at Sanpete Valley Hospital in Mt. Pleasant, Utah, and will be offering his medical services at the hospital's specialty clinic, according to a Daily Herald news report.

James Glazer, MD, an orthopedic and sports medicine physician practicing at Coastal Orthopedics in Brunswick, Maine, cautioned that overhydration poses serious risks to runners.

Smith & Nephew, maker of orthopedic technology, has acquired Calgary, Alberta-based TENET Medical Engineering in Canada, according to a company news release.

In an effort to reduce the number and severity of firework-related injuries treated by orthopedic surgeons, the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons offers some safety guidelines for trained adults who choose to use fireworks during July 4th celebrations, according to an AAOS news release.

Charles Bush-Joseph, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush in Chicago, recently discussed common baseball injuries and safety precautions that Major League Baseball players take to avoid them on Comcast SportsNet, according to a practice news release.

Mark Snyder, MD, an orthopedic surgeon in Cincinnati, recently helped a private hospital develop a program to reduce complications in joint replacement and achieve Joint Commission certification as a "Center of Excellence," according to an AAOS Now report.

Richard A. Kaul, MD, of New Jersey Spine and Rehabilitation, has begun Project Backbone, an initiative that will provide no cost back and spine care for veterans of the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to a surgery center news release.

Because healthcare reform is setting up incentives for physicians, hospitals, patients, payors and employers to use telemedicine, telemedicine is positioned to be a "key enabler for widespread delivery of cost-effective, resource-efficient and high-quality healthcare," according to a Computer Sciences Corporation report.

The Senate Finance Committee has launched an investigation into the physicians who consulted with Medtronic on its Infuse after a recent study published in The Spine Journal showed a stronger correlation between the product and male infertility than was originally reported, according to a Wall Street Journal report.

Steve Paragioudakis, MD, an orthopedic spine surgeon and founder of Orthopedic Spine Specialists of NJ, has been named to the board of medical advisors for United Health Products, according to a company news release.