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Sports medicine physicians at Midwest Orthopedics at Rush in Chicago and Illinois athletic trainers are calling for a nationwide pitch count regulation for high school pitchers.

Pinehurst, N.C.-based FirstHealth Neurosurgery welcomed board-certified neurosurgeon Michael D. Fromke, MD, to its team.

Canada-based Toronto Western Hospital researchers studied the risk of complications following spine surgery for cervical spondylotic myelopathy, according to Medical Xpress. CSM causes spinal cord compression in the neck.

Joseph Cheng, MD, serves as vice chair of the neurosurgery department at Yale School of Medicine in New Haven, Conn. He is also director of the neurosurgery spine fellowship and a professor at the medical school.

In a recent press release, Life Spine, a medical device company that designs, develops, manufactures and markets products for the surgical treatment of spinal disorders, announced today that the company has successfully completed initial cases with the LONGBOW Expandable Lateral Spacer System.

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons will help the American Society of Anesthesiologists develop ASA's Perioperative Surgical Home Care Model.

Pain management specialist, Gennady Gekht, MD, is the first provider on Florida's west coast to use St. Jude Medical's Axium Neurostimulator System.

Joseph F. Gaar, MD, an orthopedic surgeon providing medical expertise to high school athletic teams, passed away in Baton Rouge, La., in early June, according to Daily World.

The United States Patent Office issued Carlsbad, Calif.-based Aurora Spine the patent, "Dynamic and Non-Dynamic Interspinous Fusion Implant and Bone Growth Stimulation System."

Carroll Hospital in Westminster, Md., added Lisa Knisley, PA-C., to Carroll Health Group Orthopaedics, according to a Carroll County Times report.