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Leawood, Kan.-based Kansas City Orthopaedic Institute broke ground on a hospital expansion and renovation project.

More adults in the United States are being diagnosed with arthritis, according to a National Interview Survey and reported in Medscape.

Orthopedic surgeons Brock Wentz, MD, Erik Kubiak, MD, Sukanta Maitra, MD, and Michael Daubs, MD, banned together to form University Orthopedics and Spine, according to a Nevada Business report.

A new study published in the Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine examines lumbar spinal decompression among patients who are 65 years or older.

Hand specialist Don Sheridan, MD, performed surgery on the Arizona Diamondbacks' Socrates Brito's finger on the same day the outfielder injured it during a game.

Cheektowaga, N.Y.-based UBMD Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine announced Heidi Narins Suffoletto, MD, will rejoin the practice in mid-March.

Six spine surgeons discuss where they think minimally invasive spine surgery is headed.

Nitin Khanna, MD, is an orthopedic spine surgeon at Munster, Ind.-based Spine Care Specialists who specializes in minimally invasive spine surgery with an operating microscope, cervical spine surgery, lumbar spine surgery, scoliosis, advanced spinal fusion techniques and motion preservation spine…

Robert Talac, MD, PhD, is an orthopedic surgeon and founder of Humble, Texas-based Advanced Spine Institute.

A bill proposed last year and awaiting Senate approval seeks to extend licensure to medical professionals treating athletes in secondary states, according to The Post and Courier.