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  EDGE Orthopaedics received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the VIEW Plating System and REDUCE Fracture Plating System.

  Northwestern Lake Forest (Ill.) Hospital added neurosurgeon Patrick A. Sugrue, MD.

Rockville Centre, N.Y.-based Neurological Surgery is participating in the national SENSE — Subcutaneous and Epidural Neuromodulation System Evaluation — clinical trial.

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons released three new clinical practice guidelines for hip fractures in patients 65 years and older, anterior cruciate ligament injuries and hip dysplasia in infants.

Virginia Mason, a nonprofit regional healthcare system in Seattle, implemented a program to offer warranties for knee and hip replacement surgeries. The program is designed to protect patients, insurance providers and employers from incurring additional costs from avoidable surgery-related complications.

The National Scoliosis Foundation named The Curve Scoliosis the official Tennessee chapter, according to the report from The Chattanoogan.

A new report from MediPoint examines the European Union sports medicine market.

Morristown, N.J.-based Tyber Medical rolled out its headless cannulated trauma screw system, which will be available to private label partners and surgeon advisors.

An article published in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery examines the cancer risk in patients who undergo cervical spine surgery with bone morphogenetic protein to enhance fusion.