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The Green Bay Packers recognized retired orthopedic surgeon Eugene Nordby, MD, 100, on Dec. 30, 2018, during the last game of the team's 100th season, according to Journal Sentinel.

Robert Watkins, MD, examined MRI results of Tennessee Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota's neck injury, ESPN reports.

Alamosa, Colo.-based San Luis Valley Health System added computer navigation developer OrthoAlign's system to assist in total knee replacement surgery, according to Alamosa News.

Amherst, N.Y.-based Excelsior Orthopaedics paid $3.1 million for a medical office building in Orchard Park, N.Y., according to The Buffalo News.

Murfreesboro, Tenn.-based Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital hired retired orthopedic surgeon Richard Rogers, MD, as interim CMO, according to the Murfreesboro Post.

The Department of Defense granted a team of researchers at the University of Arizona in Tucson $2 million to study bone regrowth technology, according to The Brunswick News.

Mark McLaughlin, MD, is a neurosurgeon at Princeton (N.J.) Brain & Spine Care. In a contributing piece with the Times Union, Dr. McLaughlin discussed his three-step morning routine.

A study in the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons explored the risk factors for prolonged postoperative opioid use after spine surgery.

Robert G. Kerr, MD, PhD, was recognized as Patient Preferred Physicians and Practitioners' 2019 Patient Preferred Neurological and Spine Surgeon for the State of New York, according to KLKN-TV, a local ABC News affiliate.

Here are six key notes from orthopedic and spine device companies in the past week.