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Jeffrey Carlson, managing partner of Orthopaedic & Spine Center in Newport News, Va., has performed a successful procedure with SpineFrontier's FacetFuse Screw System in conjunction with SpineFrontier's P-TLIF Lumbar Interbody Fusion Device System.

Jesse Jupiter, MD, board-certified orthopedic surgeon, is scheduled to perform surgery on New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski's left forearm, according to a Yahoo! Sports report.

Here are seven statistics on the average hours per week that orthopedic physicians spend seeing patients in the hospital, based on the Medscape Orthopedist Compensation Report: 2013 Results.

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons announced the creation of a PSA campaign that focuses on capturing the stories of patients whose lives and full mobility were restored by orthopedic care.

Neuroaxial anesthesia is associated with superior perioperative outcomes and fewer deaths as compared to general anesthesia in patients undergoing hip or knee replacement procedures, according to a study published in the May issue of Anesthesiology.

Pulaski Planning Commission has developed and recommended the approval of proposed zoning ordinance changes that would give Pulaski, Va., more control over pain management clinics, according to a report by The Southwest Times.

CMS has issued guidance for certain physicians who provide services in the outpatient departments of critical access hospitals about how they can participate in the Medicare Electronic Health Record Incentive Program beginning this year, according to an AHA News Now…

Blue Belt Technologies has developed an implant partnership with DJO Surgical to use Blue Belt's NavioPFS orthopedic planning system with DJO's EPIK Unicompartmental Knee System, according to News-Medical.

Mequon, Wis.-based Titan Spine named two spine surgeons — Kade Huntsman, MD, and Axel Reinhardt, MD — to its Key Opinion Leader Advisory Team.

At the 11th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference in Chicago, Kenneth Faw, MD, and Neil Johnson will give a presentation titled "The Conversion of an ASC to an HOPD – the Key Issues, the Pros and Cons…