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The Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program certified Saranac Lake, N.Y.-based Adirondack Health's total joint replacement center, the Press-Republican reports.

The FDA approved Ignite Orthopedics' radial head arthroplasty system, marking the company's first 510(k) clearance.

CMS retroactively updated the Professional Liability Insurance Relative Value Units for several Medicare procedures, which will have a positive impact on spine surgeons, according to an announcement from the International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery.

Nine orthopedic surgeons joined new practices or received a promotion in the past month.

A new study published in Clinical Spine Surgery examines the most cost-effective treatment for recurrent lumbar disc herniation.

Smith & Nephew closed its acquisition of Brainlab, boosting its orthopedic joint replacement business.

The FDA wants to reclassify surgical staplers as class 2 medical devices rather than class 1, a decision that would subject them to additional controls, Medscape reports.

Ten spine and neurosurgeons joined new hospitals or practices across the U.S. over the past month.

After uncovering that former executives had spied on employees to discredit whistleblowers, MiMedx Group announced several changes to its board, including the appointment of new CEO Tim Wright, MarketWatch reports.

Michael Joyce, MD, arthroscopically removed a "loose body" in the left knee of Seattle Storm point guard Sue Bird May 30, The Seattle Times reports.