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David A. Doward, MD, is a spine specialist at Jacksonville (Fla.) Orthopaedic Institute.

Members of the medical device industry continue to staunchly advocate for the device tax's repeal and have explored several avenues to achieve their goal in the process, according to JD Supra.

Surgeons at Hadassah Hospital Ein Kerem in Jerusalem, Israel used Siemens' Artis Zeego and Mazor Robotics' Renaissance Guidance System to perform spine surgery. It was the first time the two robotic technologies have been used in tandem for spine surgery.

Anthony Yeung, MD, of Phoenix-based Desert institute for Spine Care, recently published an article in the Journal of Spine discussing spine care deliver under healthcare reform in the United States.

Here are 25 orthopedic surgeons who made the news this week:

Here are seven spine surgeons who made the news this week:

Despite huge profits in 2016 for Zimmer Biomet, the company experienced a production slowdown as it worked on quality and manufacturing systems issues related to integrating Biomet after acquiring the company in 2015, according to a Journal Gazette report.

Carlsbad, Calif.-based Aurora Spine generated 48 percent higher revenue in 2016 than the previous year.

Monarch Medical Group, a California-based practice management company, is embroiled in a kickback scheme that could lead to prison time for 21 physicians, according to Medscape.

A new study published in The Spine Journal examines how liberal blood transfusion affects spine surgery patient outcomes and costs.