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LDR announced that there have been more than 50,000 implantations of its VerteBRIDGE plating technology worldwide.

DJO Global announced the appointment of Brady Shirley as president of DJO Surgical, effective immediately.

  Biomet has filed with U.S. regulators for an initial public offering of its common shares of up to $100 million, according to a Reuters report.

Eastern Long Island Hospital in Greenport, N.Y., will soon implement a new neurosurgery program, according to a NorthFork Patch report.

Mansfield, Ohio-based MedCentral Health System announced plans to construct an $80 million building at MedCentral/Mansfield Hospital that will include an orthopedics program, according to a WMFD report.

Erie County Medical Center in Buffalo, N.Y., announced it is planning a $12.5 million renovation to expand its orthopedics program, according to a Buffalo Business First report.

Naya Kehayes and Michael McClain will present a session on orthopedic and spine contract negotiations at Becker's 12th Annual Spine, Orthopedic and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference + The Business of Spine.

The American Medical Association's CPT Editorial Panel voted to establish a Category I CPT Code for minimally invasive sacroiliac joint fusion.

An article published in Spine examines the three-year outcomes for patients who underwent microendoscopic posterior decompression for lumbar spinal stenosis.

  Frank Jobe, MD, developer of Tommy John shoulder surgery, died March 6 in Santa Monica, Calif., at the age of 88, according to a report from The New York Times.