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Philadelphia-based Rothman Orthopaedic Institute founder and legendary orthopedic surgeon Richard Rothman, MD, passed away over the weekend, according to The Inquirer.

Salem, Va.-based LewisGale Medical Center adopted Medtronic's Mazor X robotic system for spinal surgery, WFIR reports.

Here are eight spine and neurosurgeons making headlines.

Vertebral augmentation is superior to nonoperative care in reducing lower back pain due to osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures, according to a study in Clinical Spine Surgery.

LifeNet Health launched the PliaFX Prime allograft surgical solution.

Marcella Madera, MD, is a board-certified neurosurgeon at Austin (Texas) Brain & Spine.

Cellect Biotechnology's ApoGraft technology demonstrated positive results for orthopedic applications in a study.

Charles Davis III, MD, PhD, is the chief of the hip and knee arthroplasty division at the Penn State Hershey (Pa.) Bone and Joint Institute. He identified four trends driving the shift towards outpatient joint replacement in Penn State News.

Aspirin alone may be as effective as other anticoagulants in preventing venous thromboembolism in patients after total knee arthroplasty, according to a study in JAMA Surgery.

Orthopedic surgeon Michael Schafer, MD, 76, passed away, MLB reports.