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Harvinder Bhatti, MD, is an orthopedic spine surgeon practicing at Atlanta Orthopaedic Institute. He previously provided care at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston. He is a member of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery, North American Spine…

Nick Aberle II, MD, has joined Providence Medical Group Orthopedics in Kansas City, Kan., according to a Kansas City Kansan report.

Medical device industry advocates AdvaMed, along with large device companies, have spent considerable resources lobbying against the medical device excise tax and then lobbying for repeal, and with the new Republican-controlled Congress they just might get it.

MedShape received clearance from the Food and Drug Administration for the FastForward Bone Tether Plate.

A new study published in the Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine examines the quality of life for spinal discectomy patients.

ChoiceSpine acquired the Baxano VEO Lateral Access & Interbody Fusion System.

Stryker shares dropped 1.78 percent over the over the past week and 3.13 percent over the past four weeks, according to a Winston View report.

More spine procedures are shifting into the outpatient setting as physicians are becoming more comfortable with less invasive procedures. Surgeons are training in minimally invasive technique and performing outpatient procedures during their fellowship, which makes the leap to ambulatory surgery…

A study conducted by National Center for Biotechnology Information says that spine surgery patients who listened to the music of their choice before and after a surgery experienced less pain overall, writes Jill Suttie, for the Huffington Post.

While the Seattle didn't win Super Bowl XLIX on Sunday, the Seahawks' aggressive, smashmouth style of play kept team physician Jonathan Drezener, MD, very busy, reports Ivy League.com.