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Valparaiso, Ind.-based Porter Health Care System announced that orthopedic surgeon Michael Leland, MD, has completed his 700th anterior hip replacement surgery at Porter Regional Hospital in Valparaiso, according to a Valpo Life report.

Wilmington, N.C.-based OrthoWilmington has created a political action committee, according to a WECT 6 report.

Here are six spine and orthopedic device companies with recent device launches and releases.

St. Francis Hospital in Roslyn, N.Y., announced the addition of Rick Madhok, MD, to its medical staff, according to a Long Island Newsday report.

OrthoSensor, a company that develops and commercializes intelligent orthopedic devices and data services, and Valtronic, an electronic contract manufacturer, announced that the VERASENSE Knee System is now ready for shipping.

Carlsbad, Calif.-based Aurora Spine announced the appointment of Eric Fronk as CFO.

Here are eight statistics on average salary for clinical staff at a physician's practice according to the Medscape Clinical and Office Staff Salary Report.

A study recently published in The Spine Journal compared the neurologic deficits among patients undergoing lateral lumbar interbody fusion with and without recombinant bone morphogenetic progtein-2.

The healthcare industry has a greater number of hostile workers compared with other industries, according to a report released by Quantum Workplace.

More than $143.3 billion in healthcare mergers and acquisitions took place in 2012, one of the highest volumes recorded in a decade, according to a report from strategic advisory and investment banking firm Hammond Hanlon Camp LLC.