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Patients in Tallahassee, Fla., no longer have to drive hours to visit pediatric orthopedic surgeons. The Tallahassee Orthopedic Clinic hired Ryan Price, DO, as its first pediatric orthopedic surgeon, according to WTXL.

Principal investigator Elizaveta Kon, MD, PhD, of Humanitas Orthopedic Center of Milan, Italy, enrolled the 100th patient in CariHeal's Agili-C Investigational Device Exemption pivotal study.

Fort Worth-based Texas Health Orthopedic Surgery Center celebrated its opening Oct. 16, according to a LinkedIn post.

John Sarcona was diagnosed with scoliosis and kyphosis at the age of 5, according to CNN. By the age of 16, Mr. Sarcona had already undergone 16 spine surgeries to treat his disease.

Corey Kendall, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at OrthoIndy in Indianapolis.

Spokane, Wash.-based Northwest Orthopaedic Specialists' orthopedic surgeon A. Kirk Reichard, MD, traveled to Panama this spring to provide joint replacement surgeries for those needing orthopedic care, according to the Spokane Journal.

Lexington-based University of Kentucky Sports Medicine Research Institute received a $4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Defense and Office of Naval Research to expand research on optimal, physical and mental fitness in elite U.S. military members.

Prevent Biometrics, a Cleveland Clinic head-impact monitoring system for contact sports, acquired X2 Biosystems assets.

Zimmer Biomet reported $1.8 billion in net sales for the third quarter of 2018, a 1.3 percent increase over the same period last year. 

Stryker reported a 7.9 percent sales increase in the third quarter of 2018, hitting $3.2 billion. The company reported success with its Mako Total Knee technology as well as discussed the future of its spine business after acquiring K2M during…