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Five spine surgeons discuss the key aspects of successful professional mentoring.

Jacksonville, Fla.-based St. Vincent's Medical Center Southside conducted a pilot to reduce the use of opioids for joint replacement patients, according to The Florida Times-Union.

The North American Spine Society published coverage for the use of lumbar interspinous devices without fusion but with decompression.

NuVasive CEO Gregory Lucier spoke on several key topics during the company's first quarter conference call, including biologics, outpatient spine and why NuVasive won't get into the robotics business, according to a Seeking Alpha transcript.

Meditech Spine received an additional 510(k) clearance for the Cure Lumbar Plating System.

K2M CEO Eric Major discussed several key innovations and where the company is headed in the future during the first quarter conference call, according to a transcript in Seeking Alpha.

Retired orthopedic surgeon and chairman emeritus of Sacramento-based UC Davis Medical Center's orthopedic surgery department Michael W. Chapman, MD, became the first medical doctor to be honored with the UCD Medal, the Daily Democrat reports.

Todd Schmidt, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at OrthoAtlanta, will serve as the 2018 Medical Honoree for the Atlanta Walk to Cure Arthritis May 5.

Fountain Valley, Calif.-based MemorialCare Orange Coast Medical Center is the first Orange County hospital to perform a robotic-arm-assisted total knee replacement with Stryker's Mako System.

U.K.-based Tissue Regenix Group inked a deal with Premier for TRX's flagship product DermaPure to maintain access to 3,900 hospitals and more than 150,000 healthcare providers in the U.S., according to proactiveinvestors UK.