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A study published in JAMA showed that pairing lower opioid pill counts with education efforts decreased how many pills knee surgery patients took and how long they used the pills after surgery.

Here are seven key notes on spine and orthopedic device companies:

Merrick, N.Y.-based Orlin & Cohen Orthopedic Group added spine surgeons Mark Stephen, MD, and Brian Morelli, MD, to its staff.

While the healthcare device industry has pivoted to acquiring companies to fuel innovation pipelines, early-stage life science companies are failing due to a lack of funding, GeekWire reports.

UCHealth Steadman Hawkins Clinic Denver opened June 25, and providers expected to see 100 patients that day.

Rockville, Md.-based National Spine and Pain Centers added Gainesville, Ga.-based Specialty Spine and Pain and Chicago-based Millennium Pain Center to its national network last week.

Biologics therapies have the promise to revolutionize orthopedics and sports medicine, but unauthorized operators pose a serious threat to emerging therapies.

Steve Jordan, MD, a sports medicine specialist at Gulf Breeze, Fla.-based Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine, spent 24 years as the team physician for Tallahassee-based Florida State Seminoles before joining Andrews Institute in 2015.

Lewes-based Orthopaedic Associates of Southern Delaware will open its new Ocean View, Del.-based office July 15, Sussex Living reports.

Rockville, Md.-based National Spine and Pain Centers CEO Doug Wisor, MD, discussed with Becker's Spine Review how his company utilizes opioids.