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Jason Young, MD, an orthopedic surgeon, recently joined Lincoln County Medical Center in Troy, Mo., according to a St. Louis Today report.

Training orthopedic surgeons say shorter hours during residency means they are less tired, but also less prepared for their own practice, according to a Fox News report.

New restrictions for Jeffersonville, Ind., on pain management clinics were passed by the City Council, according to a News and Tribune report.

Here are 10 hospitals that have expanded their spine programs and services over the past few months.

The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services released the 2013 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule final rule last week, which includes a few updates for spine coding, according to a report from the International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery.

George Picetti, MD, is a minimally invasive adult and pediatric spine surgeon with the Sutter Neuroscience Group and Sutter Neuroscience Institute in Sacramento. He is the head of minimally invasive spine surgery at the Sutter Children's Center.

Jordan Metzl, MD, orthopedic sports medicine surgeon of Hospital for Special Surgery in New York, organized 1,300 New York City Marathon runners to help State Island residents, who were hit hard by last week's Hurricane Sandy, according to a Time…

Neal ElAttrache, MD, orthopedic surgeon of Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic in Los Angeles, has performed shoulder surgery on Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Javy Guerra, according to a Sports Illustrated report.

Adena Health in Circleville, Ohio, has acquired Ohio Valley Sports Medicine, led by Mitch Fields, MD.

The Rothman Institute Orthopaedics has contributed to most dollars to Romney Victory, a fundraising committee for Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, the Republican National Committee and other Republican groups, according to a Daily Pennsylvanian report.