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A study published in PAIN shows patients who took prescription opioids prior to lumbar fusion surgery continued to take to use opioids long-term following surgery, Reuters reports.

Here are five things to know about Graham Baker, Smith & Nephew's CFO.

Here are 10 key notes on orthopedic and spine device companies from the past week.

Brian Parsley, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at the Houston-based University of Texas Health Science Center.

Ceterix Orthopaedics received a patent for the NovoStitch Plus Meniscal Repair System.

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, along with several orthopedic specialty and state societies, sent CMS administrator Seema Verma a letter commenting on CMS' decision to take total knee arthroplasty out of the Medicare Inpatient Only list.

Lyle Micheli, MD, will be honored at the Boston Dance Alliance Gala April 22 at the Mosesian Center for the Arts in Watertown, Mass. He will be named BDA's 2018 Unsung Hero, Broadway World Boston reports.

Indiana-based Methodist Sports Medicine will open a new clinic in Tipton, Ind., April 9.

The OrthoPediatrics Foundation for Education & Research received IRS 501(c)(3) status as a public charity in the state of Indiana March 7, 2018.

3-D printed surgical guides may offer an alternative to intraoperative imaging as a simple, convenient and low-cost way to improve pedicle screw placement accuracy. Denver-based Mighty Oak Medical offers 3-D printed FIREFLY patient-specific pedicle screw navigation guides. In a recent…