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Richard Wohns, MD, performed a live cervical disc replacement procedure video streamed on Facebook and YouTube last week as part of the Maldives Spine Conference 2017.

A new study published in Spine examines the reliability of the National Inpatient Sample and National Surgical Quality Improvement Program data for anterior cervical discectomy and fusion.

Here are 18 key notes on orthopedic and spine device companies from the past week.

Lyon, France-based Medicrea reported quarter one 2017 sales of $7.43 million.

Alejandro J. Betancourt, MD, earned recognition as a 2017 Top Doctor in Harlingen, Texas.

Researchers studied the impact of EHRs on small physician practices, according to Perspectives in Health Information Management.

A New Mexico judge ruled in favor of a patient claiming Warsaw, Ind.-based Zimmer Biomet's M/L Taper Hip Prosthesis with Kinectiv Technology caused metal poisoning, according to The Legal Herald.

Orthopedic surgeon Brendan J. MacKay, MD, of Lubbock-based Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center will be included in the upcoming publication of The Leading Physicians of the World.

Brad Picha, MD, is an orthopedic spine surgeon practicing at Tampa-based Laser Spine Institute's Cleveland facility.

NPR reports that health insurance coverage rates have risen dramatically under the ACA.