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Merit Medical purchased DFINE, a company focused on vertebral augmentation and targeted radiofrequency ablation of metastatic spinal tumors.

Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt University researchers created the company, NeuroTargeting, which offers a database for fighting neurological disorders, according to The Tennessean.

Several Indiana counties and towns are investing in Warsaw-based OrthoWorx to spur orthopedic device dominance in the state, according to News-Sentinel.

Unique device identifiers enhance patient safety and quality when used in electronic health records and insurance claims, according to The Pew Charitable Trusts.

Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.-based Integrated Endoscopy will exhibit its nuvis Single-Use Arthroscope at the 2016 American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine Annual Meeting in Colorado Springs, Colo., from July 7 to July 9.

Rakesh K. Khosla, MD, will host the 5th annual SportsMediPalooza seminar on sports injuries and concussions on July 29, 2016 in Pueblo, Colo., according to KOAA 5 News.

Neal S. ElAttrache, MD, will perform shoulder surgery on Los Angeles Angels pitcher C.J. Wilson, according to The Orange County Register.

Here are seven orthopedic surgeons treating professional athletes in June.

"Selfie elbow" is joining the ranks of similar conditions like tennis elbow and golfer's elbow as a genuine medical disorder, according to Science World Report.

Lincoln, Neb.-based Prairie Orthopaedic and Plastic Surgery welcomed Suzanne Sailer, MSN, RN, NP-C, as the practice's new nurse practitioner, according to the Lincoln Journal Star.