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Wenzel Spine received FDA 510(k) clearance to market the VariLift expandable interbody fusion system for stand-alone use, according to a company news release.

Larry M. Parker, MD, and Morris Seymour, MD, spine surgeons practicing in Huntsville, Ala., are performing minimally invasive spine surgery as a direct lateral lumbar fusion, according to a local WAFF news report.

Jeremy R. Mathis, DO, an orthopedic and sports medicine physician, joined OrthoNeuro in Columbus, Ohio, according to a practice news release.

Physicians should use near-infrared spectroscopy, or another method of objective measurement, for arthroscopic cartilage grading instead of relying on subjective grading for the best results, according to an article published in The American Journal of Sports Medicine.

Rajesh Makim, MD, FAAOS, a sports medicine specialist at Orthopedic Associates in Port Huron, Mich., was named team physician for the American Youth Soccer Organization Region 161, according to a Times Herald news report.

Virtual Viewbox was designed to help meet the specific radiology interface needs of orthopedic and spine surgeons. Surgeons can view images, reports with annotated key images and participate in interactive online consultations with their radiologist using a portable HIPAA/HITECH compliant…

The use of platelet rich plasma for treating orthopedic conditions is one of the latest trends in orthopedics. Alan Rosen, MD, president of KSF Orthopaedic Center in Houston, is taking the lead by being one of the first physicians in…

ArthroCare, an Austin, Texas-based surgical instrument manufacturer, received FDA clearance for the Parallax Contour vertebral augmentation device used to create a void in the vertebral body, according to a company news release.

Korsh Jafarnia, MD, Travis Hanson, MD, Bruce Moseley, MD, and Plinio Caldera, MD, joined the Methodist Willowbrook Hospital in Houston to provide care in orthopedics and sports medicine, according to a hospital news release.

Saratoga Hospital in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., opened a new orthopedic center as part of the hospital's $3.6 million upgrade, which also includes nursing home room improvements, according to a story published in The Saratogian.