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Stryker launched its next generation heavy duty surgical power tools for use during total joint replacement.

Indianapolis-based orthopedic group OrthoIndy has opened a new clinic in Lafayette county.

Judith F. Baumhauer, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at the University of Rochester (N.Y.) Medical Center, recently received the Greater Rochester 2012 Athena Award, according to an AAOS Now report.

Surgeons at St. Joseph's Hospital in Tampa recently performed ankle surgery on New York Yankees pitcher Joba Chamberlain, according to a Bloomberg Businessweek news report.

Hand & Wrist Institute at DISC in Marina del Rey, Calif., recently launched a new interactive patient education tool to identify pain.

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KSF Orthopaedic Center in Houston, Texas, has announced the addition of interventional pain management physician John W. Hume, MD, according to a Healthcare Global report.

Today, the last day of hearings on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on the law's severability and Medicaid expansion, according to a Washington Post report.

Riley Williams, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City, performed knee surgery on New York Red Bulls striker Juan Agudelo, according to a New York Post report.

Anthony V. Petrosini, MD, an orthopedic surgery in Spring Lake, has been appointed to the Practice Management Committee of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, according to an Asbury Park Press report.