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OrthoPediatrics launched its PediLoc Infant Locking Proximal Femur Plating System.

Zimmer Biomet's Oxford Partial Knee System has turned 40.

Jerome Kaufman, MD, Urbana, Ill.-based Carle Foundation Hospital's first neurosurgeon, passed away at age 81, according to The News-Gazette.

Between 2004 and 2013, the most common reasons for readmission after total knee and hip replacements in Pennsylvania were hematoma, postoperative wound infection and prosthetic joint dislocation and infection, according to a report from the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment…

Edward J. Dohring, MD, is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon serving patients at Spine Institute of Arizona with locations in Scottsdale, Glendale, Ahwatukee and Gilbert. He serves as co-director of the Spine Institute of Arizona's spine surgery fellowship program.

Researchers analyzed both surgical and patient-reported outcomes following lumbar fusions in ambulatory surgery centers, according to a study published in Spine.

Jackson B. Jones, MD, of Reno (Nev.) Orthopaedic Clinic, performed northern Nevada's first outpatient total hip replacement, according to a KOLO 8 ABC report.

Preoperative patient education may influence the patient's choice of anesthetic technique for total knee arthroplasty, according to a poster presented at the 41st Annual Regional Anesthesiology and Acute Pain Medicine Meeting 2016, March 31 to April 1, in New Orleans.

Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital and Cy-Fair Sports Association signed a multi-year deal for the hospital to serve as Cy-Fair's official healthcare provider.

A retrospective case series found single-photon emission CT/CT enhances back pain management, according to Medscape. Salt Lake City-based University of Utah researchers presented their findings at the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging 2016 Annual Meeting.