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Amedica released preliminary fourth quarter and full year 2014 financial report results.

A study published in Spine examines the radiographic and clinical evaluation of patients undergoing extreme lateral interbody fusion to examine the impact cage size and instrument type has on outcomes one year after surgery.

Resurgens Orthopedics, based in Kennesaw, Ga., granted David Goodman, MD, its 2014 John C. Garrett Award.

Charles Blitzer, MD, an orthopedic surgeon with Seacoast Orthopedics and Sports Medicine in Somersworth, N.H., recently taught residents a course on orthopedic fracture care, according to a report by Foster's Daily Democrat.

Agnesian HealthCare's Fond du Lac Regional Clinic in Waupun, Wis., added Eric Nelson, MD, according to a Beaver Dam Daily Citizen report.

Norman Glassner, MD, of Hunterdon Orthopaedic Institute in Flemington, N.J., is retiring, according to a Hunterdon County Democrat report.

Minimally invasive percutaneous posterior instrumentation, along with anterior debridement and interbody fusion with bone grafting, is an effective alternative treatment for pyogenic spondylodiscitis, according to a study published in BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders.

Elite-Medical is planning a new $6 million operation in Florence, Ala., according to an Al.com report.

Most physicians plan on continuing to accept Medicare, despite the uncertainty to Medicare reimbursements, according to Physicians Practice's 2014 Physician Compensation Survey.

Nine spine surgeons discuss the most important qualities that spine patients are looking for in their physicians.