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James P. Tasto, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at San Diego Sports Medicine & Orthopaedic Center.

A study published in BMJ and covered by NPR reveals arthroscopic surgery may not be the best way to treat arthritis knee pain.

Cleveland Clinic has found success in treating patient pain without opioids thanks to the Back on TREK program, according to News5Cleveland.

Robin West, MD, of Fairfax, Va.-based Inova Sports Medicine Institute operated on Washington Nationals outfielder Adam Eaton's ACL, according to MLB's website.  

IZI Medical Products acquired Cook Medical's vertebroplasty product portfolio.

An international panel concluded knee arthroscopy is often a waste of resources and patients with degenerative knee disease should most often not undergo the procedure, STAT reports. 

A study examined the preoperative use of opioid analgesics for patients undergoing lumbar fusion, according to Medscape.

Vertebral Technologies received a patent grant titled, "Methods and Apparatus for Minimally Invasive Modular Interbody Fusion Devices."

Medscape considered various factors to rank the best and worst places for physicians to avoid burnout, in its "Best and Worst Places to Practice 2017."

Here are eight things for spinal surgeons to know for May 11 2017.