Randy Viola, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at The Steadman Clinic in Vail, Colo., recently performed thumb surgery on Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler, according to a Vail Daily news report.

Healthcare delivery is changing and proactive orthopedic groups are taking several steps to meet subsequent challenges head on. "The primary challenge facing orthopedic practices is the level of uncertainty [about the future]," says Bill Champion, founder and president of Orthopaedic Marketing Group. "Whether it is federal reimbursements or increased competition from hospital medical groups, most practices at some level are waiting for more clarity. This uncertainty has practices allocating resources to prepare for what they aren't sure is going to happen."

Financial payments from orthopedic device companies to orthopedic surgeons have changed from 2007-2010, potentially due to several factors surrounding financial conflict of interest and disclosures, according to a news release from JAMA/Archives.

Patients with subacromial impingement syndrome may receive better long-term improvement after an NSAID injection than a steroid injection, according to a report in AAOS Now.

Smith & Nephew has named Stéphane Thiroloix president of Europe Advanced Surgical Devices Division, according to a Smith & Nephew news release.

Here are six features the most effective orthopedic group websites include.

K2M, a Leesburg, Va.-based spine device company, has named three new members of its international leadership team, according to a K2M news report.

ProMedica recently opened the ProMedica Wildwood Orthopaedic
and Spine Hospital in Toledo, Ohio, which is ProMedica's first all-digital hospital. The new 70,000-square-foot facility includes six operating rooms and 36 private patient rooms, as well as a fully-integrated electronic medical record system. 

Here are eight statistics on pediatric orthopedic surgeon compensation based on the results of MGMA's Physician Compensation and Production Survey: 2011 Report Based on 2010 Data.

Complementary and alternative medical treatments like herbal supplements are increasingly used among older patients and patients with chronic pain, but they could have harmful side effects when combined with medications taken during and after orthopedic surgery, according to an American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons news release.