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Charles Theofilos, MD, is a neurosurgeon and founder of Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.-based The Spine Center.

Miami Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Institute partnered with Miami-based Pinecrest Physical Therapy to add five outpatient locations, according to Miami’s Community Newspapers.

Healthcare Market Research analysts anticipate all minimally invasive spine implant segments will see continuous growth in the coming years.

The North America spinal surgery market is anticipated to reach $11.28 billion by 2020, growing at a 6.43 percent compound annual growth rate, according to a Healthcare Market Research report.

David Lewallen, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn.

Here are six spine surgeons and neurosurgeons making headlines.

Genomic analysis using next-generation sequencing can identify infecting organisms in over 80 percent of cases of infected joint replacements that had previously escaped detection, according to a study published in The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.

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

  Carmina F. Angeles, MD, PhD, is a board certified neurosurgeon at the NeuroSpine Institute in Eugene, Ore.

South N.J.-based Atlantic Medical Imaging opened a new location in Egg Harbor Township, N.J., consolidating two Atlantic County locations into one.