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A study in the Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine evaluated the effectiveness of using local anesthetic in endoscopic posterior decompression procedures for lumbar spinal stenosis patients.

Here are 14 orthopedic surgeons making headlines.

Erie, Pa.-based St. Vincent Hospital orthopedic surgeon Robert Lupo, MD, hosted a free, open to the public seminar on robotic surgery and the Mako system Nov. 5, according to YourErie.com.

Lawrenceville, Ga.-based Gwinnett Medical Center's Concussion Institute will host a concussion symposium Nov. 9 at Gwinnett Technical College in Lawrenceville, according to Gwinnett Daily Post.

Lock Haven (Pa.) University athletics department entered into an extended partnership with Williamsport, Pa.-based UPMC Susquehanna to be its official sports medicine and healthcare provider.

Mazor Robotics reported its third quarter revenue dropped from $18.6 million in 2017's to $10.1 million.

Donna M. Pacicca, MD, is a pediatric orthopedic surgeon at Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Mo.

K2M shareholders approved the acquisition by Stryker, originally proposed Aug. 29.

John Moseley, MD, a retired neurosurgeon, in partnership with his wife, who is a retired nurse, gave a multi-million dollar gift to Billings, Mont.-based St. Vincent Healthcare, according to KPVI.

During its quarterly earnings call, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the company had hired an orthopedic surgeon to oversee its medical clinics. It has been revealed that Basil Besh, MD, chair of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Board of…