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  In a Wired article, Linda Girgis MD, a family physician in South River, N.J., discusses physician burnout and states that social media might be able to help mitigate it.

United Orthopedic Corporation, headquartered in Taiwan, announced its entrance into the U.S. market, offering hip and knee devices through its U.S. subsidiary — UOC USA.

Southern Spine announced it has entered into an agreement with a distributor in Italy for its StabiLink MIS Spinal Fixation System.

Exactech announced the first surgeries using the company's new Equinoxe Resurfacing Humeral Head were performed successfully.

Smith & Nephew and OrthoSensor announced they have entered an agreement to co-market OrthoSensor's VERASENSE Sensor Assisted Surgery Technology along with Smith & Nephew's JOURNEY II and LEGION Total Knee Systems.

Richard Obedian, MD, director of Island Spine and Sports in Hicksville, N.Y., announced his plans to begin mentoring young surgeons and medical professionals in the coming year.

Johns Creek, Ga.-based Resurgens Orthopaedics announced the addition of E. Louis Peak, MD, to its medical staff.

The Buchanan County Health Center in Independence, Iowa, announced it is partnering with Benjamin Torrez, DO, to expand its orthopedic surgical services.

The American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons released a statement supporting the progress toward repealing and replacing the Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate formula.

A study published in the March 2014 edition of Spine examines protocol for cervical spine clearance in level 1 trauma centers.