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After a five-year legal saga, victims of former gymnastics physician Larry Nassar have reached a $380 million settlement with USA Gymnastics, the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee and their insurers.

George Branovacki, MD, performed Illinois' first total knee replacement using the DePuy Synthes Velys robotic-assisted knee replacement technology.

A practice that sees more than 30,000 patients a year, a center that gained private-equity investment this year, and 48+ more orthopedic centers to know:

Bradenton, Fla.-based Coastal Orthopedics is the first practice in the area to offer Stryker's Mako robotic-arm assisted knee replacements, the practice said Dec. 8.

Akron, Ohio-based Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center named Terrence Deis its new chief administration officer, the practice said in a Dec. 8 news release.

Philadelphia-based Penn Medicine named Cara Cipriano, MD, its new chief of orthopedic oncology, the health system said in a Dec. 3 update.

Houston-based Circinus Medical Technology closed its initial round of series A financing, the company said in a Dec. 3 news release.

Albuquerque-based University of New Mexico Sandoval Regional Medical Center added an orthopedic surgery and rehab clinic, CBS affiliate KRQE reported Dec. 1.

Robert Watkins IV, MD, performed back surgery on Brook Lopez, an NBA player for the Milwaukee Bucks, according to a Dec. 2 news release.

Foot and ankle surgeon Martin O'Malley, MD, of New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery, performed an arthroscopic procedure on Joe Harris of the NBA's Brooklyn Nets, according to a Nov. 29 Nets Daily report.