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A new study published in Spine examines the quality of scoliosis videos on YouTube.

A new study published in the Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma examines professional demands and job satisfaction in orthopedic trauma. The researchers surveyed members of the Orthopaedic Trauma Association and received 263 responses, a 25.5 percent response rate. 

Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement (CJR) is a new CMS program announced in July, 2015 that creates the first mandatory bundled payment program. CJR puts hospitals at risk for the total cost of an episode of care for Total Joint…

Appleton, Wis.-based ThedaCare added Josh Blomberg, MD, to its physician team, according to a Post Crescent report.

Grand Rapids, Mich.-based Metro Health Hospital opened a new wound care center at Wyoming, Mich.-based Metro Health Park East.

Spinal Simplicity's Minuteman device is available for sale in the United States, according to a Kansas City Business Journal.

Lima USA, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lima Corporate, announced that the first total knee arthroplasty cases featuring Lima's Physica knee system in the United States were performed in November.

Isaac Karikari, MD, of Duke Medicine in Raleigh, N.C., performed scoliosis surgery with new software, according to WRAL.com.

A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine compared the results of total knee replacement to a non-surgical approach for osteoarthritis.

Rodney Plaster, MD, and Sarat Kunapuli, MD, of Eastern Oklahoma Orthopedic Center in Tulsa, Okla., traveled to El Salvador to perform knee and hip replacements, according to Tulsa World.