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Stuart Simpson was appointed executive chairman at Breg, the orthopedics-focused device company announced Oct. 13.

The allure of high profit margins, ancillary services and an aging population demanding services is driving private equity investors to partner with orthopedic practices.

Smith+Nephew entered the orthopedic robotic surgery space with its Cori robotic knee surgery system in mid-2020. Sara Schneider, Smith+Nephew's director of robotics program management, spoke to Medical Device & Outsourcing about the company's approach to robotics.

Here's how Medtronic, Stryker and Johnson & Johnson's shares have fluctuated over the last five days.

Johnson City, Tenn.-based Watauga Orthopaedics is seeking a certificate of need to build an ASC, local news affiliate WJHL.com reports.

Jackson-based Mississippi Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Center partnered with private equity firm Thurston Group Oct. 2, establishing U.S. Orthopedic Partners.

Charlottesville, Va.-based UVA Health is developing an orthopedic center near the University of Virginia that is the culmination of over a decade of work, local CBS affiliate CBS19 reports.

Eugene Curry, MD, operated on Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott Oct. 11, repairing a compound fracture and dislocation of his right ankle, ESPN reported.

Joe Cooper, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at DOCS Spine + Orthopedics in Los Angeles.

Lynchburg-based OrthoVirginia was voted The Best Orthopedic Practice in 2020 by readers of the Richmond Times-Dispatch, according to results published Oct. 12.