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The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force issued a new statement noting all children and teenagers may not require scoliosis screening, Reuters reports.

OrthoVirginia tapped Lynne Robinson and Justin Zakia to serve as chief administrative officers at Richmond, Va.-based OrthoVirginia and Fairfax, Va.-based OrthoVirginia, respectively.

Salisbury, Md.-based Peninsula Orthopaedic Associates ended its search for a new CEO, selecting David Davies to lead the organization.

Medscape published its “2018 Physician Lifestyle & Happiness Report” which surveyed physicians on a variety of lifestyle factors including happiness.

Downers Grove, Ill.-based Advocate Medical Group welcomed five neurosurgeons to Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, Ill. The five neurosurgeons will practice at the hospital’s Brain & Spine Institute, the Chicago Tribune reports.

Gerald Williams, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon and director of the Shoulder and Elbow Center at Bryn Mawr, Pa.-based The Rothman Institute.

Robert Masson, MD, founder of Ocoee, Fla.-based Masson Spine Institute, examines the key spine technology trends for 2018.

Sealantis, the Haifa, Israel-based developer of absorbable surgical sealants and adhesives, received CE marking approval for its Seal-G Surgical Sealant. The CE marking will allow the product to be marketed in Europe and other countries.

Titan Spine, based in Mequon, Wis., raised another $7.5 million for its series D funding round, which is now at $15 million, according to a December U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission report, BizTimes.com details.

Researchers at Osaka University in Japan used synovium-derived mesenchymal stem cells to develop a synthetic tissue to treat damaged cartilage, which previously had no effective therapies and was incurable. The first patient surgery was performed in the Phase III clinical…