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Orthopedic surgeon Gabe Lewullis will be the next chief of sports medicine for the Allentown, Pa.-based Lehigh Valley Health Network, The Morning Call reports.

Researchers studied the fulfillment of patient expectations following lumbar and cervical spine surgery, according to a study published in The Spine Journal. Of the patients studied, 366 underwent lumbar surgery and 133 received cervical surgery.

Researchers analyzed the outcomes associated with Inspired Spine's oblique lumbar lateral interbody fusion, according to U.S. National Library of Medicine. The Inspired OLLIF involves a surgeon approaching the disc through Kambin's Triangle, assisted by bilateral fluoroscopy.

After a more than 30 year career as team physician for the University of Wisconsin Athletic Department, Greg Landry, MD, is urging parents to take a proactive role in concussion prevention, the Post-Crescentt reports.

The North American Spine Society issued the first coverage recommendations for electrical bone growth stimulators.

Spine Wave plans to implement a full launch of its Velocity P Expandable Interbody Device in mid-November.

Vertera Spine reported positive early outcomes for the COHERE Cervical Interbody Fusion Device.

Here are eight devices that were recently launched or released.

A Transparency Market found the wearable devices market will likely grow at a compound annual growth rate of 14.2 percent through 2020, according to Today's Medical Developments. Dominant market players include Biotricity, Abbott Laboratories, Apple, Alphabet and Business Machines Corp.

Haverhill, Mass.-based Associates in Orthopedics added Xavier Simcock, MD, to its staff, the Eagle Tribune reports.