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Michael Redler, MD, co-founder of and orthopedic surgeon at the Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine Center in Trumbull, Conn., discusses how he thinks accountable care organizations would affect orthopedic surgeons and ambulatory surgery centers.

Stephen MacMillan, CEO of Stryker, turned down a pay raise in 2010, keeping his total compensation at the same level since 2008, according to a Mass Device news report.

J. Brad Bellotte, MD, and Raymond Sekula, MD, both neurosurgeons, have joined the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Hamot in Erie, Pa., according to a hospital news release.

Jeffrey Meisles, MD, an orthopedic surgeon with Orthopedic Specialists in Elmhurst, Ill., discusses three points on adapting new orthopedic technology.

Device giant Zimmer Holdings has confirmed that more jobs were cut in Warsaw, Ind., according to a Journal Gazette news report. The company has not disclosed how many workers were let go or how many jobs will be permanently eliminated.…

Postsurgical infection can be a large complication for patients undergoing spine surgery and the Scoliosis Research Society data on infection rate can be used as benchmarks, according to a study published in Spine.

Jon Vick, president of ASCs Inc., says if your orthopedic surgery center is struggling, it's important to partner with a management company before it's too late.

The sports medicine section composed 7.8 percent of the Orthopaedic In-Training Examination from 2005 to 2009, according to a study published in The American Journal of Sports Medicine.

Here are four strategic methods for expanding physician partners at your orthopedic surgery center.

Clinical depression can lead patients to report worse symptoms of knee arthritis than are seen on an X-ray, according to a study published in The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.