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Neurosurgeon T. Forcht Dagi, MD, filed a $1 million lawsuit against Delta Airlines alleging false imprisonment in March 2015. However, the lawsuit is likely to be dismissed, according to Law 360.

Together, Jackson Country, Miss.-based Singing River Health System and Bienville (Miss.) Orthopaedic Specialists performed the state's first robotic spine surgery, according to WLOX.

On top of a federal investigation into its heart center over unsterile instruments, Detroit Medical Center confirmed a surgery team discovered a dirty instrument tray, according to The Detroit News.

Medicrea published the results of a five-year study of its UNiD patient-specific rods.

The pedicle screw system market is predicted to exceed $724.2 million by 2023, according to a Markets and Markets report.

Here are 10 orthopedic surgeon leaders to know:

Robert LaPrade, MD, is an orthopedic and sports medicine surgeon at The Steadman Clinic and Steadman Philippon Research Institute in Vail, Colo.

Traverse City, Mich.-based Munson Medical Center welcomed orthopedic surgeons Stephen G. Reichard, MD, and Michael R. Morris, MD, according to Traverse City Record Eagle.

K2M received FDA 510(k) clearance for its Dual Differential Correction Philosophy and Technique, which is designed to enhance the Mesa Platform Technology.

Jared Ament, MD, recently joined Los Angeles-based Sierra Neuroscience Institute.