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DePuy Spine launched the COUGAR LS cage system as part of the MIS Lateral Platform designed specifically for the lateral approach to minimally invasive spinal fusion and the EXPEDIUM offset system for spinal surgery use, according to a company news…

The Rothman Institute, a Philadelphia-based orthopedic practice, is opening an office in Washington Township, N.J., according to a Citybizlist report.

OrthoPathways Group announced Bio-Aug FX, an instrument designed to extract stem cells from a patient's bone and then inject the stem cells in a different location, according to a company news release.

Mick Perez-Cruet, MD, MS, director of minimally invasive spine surgery at Michigan Head & Spine Institute at the Providence Medical Center in Southfield, Mich., is a pioneer in minimally invasive spine surgery and recently treated a patient in June, helping…

Healthcare reform, with its many current and future changes to Medicare payment methodologies and to the “Stark” self-referral and fraud and abuse laws, is creating stricter regulations and new obligations for all physicians, including orthopedists. Wayne J. Miller, Esq., a…

Here are 10 orthopedic and spine physician leaders.

OrthoCarolina, an orthopedic practice based in Charlotte, N.C., merged with Scotland Orthopedics based in Laurinburg, N.C., to become OrthoCarolina Scotland, according to a Charlotte Business Journal report.

The Christ Hospital in Cincinnati acquired a Fairfax, Ohio-based orthopedic practice from Daniel Funk, MD, according to a hospital news release.

John P. Nelligan, MD, joined InMotion Orthopedics at PeaceHealth St. John Medical Center in Longview, Wash., according to a report in the Valley Bugler Community Newspaper.

Spine surgeons should begin to decompress an acutely injured spinal cord within 24 hours of the injury to create the best outcome, according to a study published in Spine.