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A woman pleaded guilty to illegally receiving 8,000-plus hydrocodone pills in the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina Oct. 4, according to The Chronicle.

Phoenix-based Barrow Neurological Institute researchers studied a new imaging technique for lumbar spine degeneration, according to Medical Xpress.

John Spitalieri, DO, is treating patients in Prescott, Ariz., according to The Daily Courier.

Alok Sharan, MD MHCDS, co-director of the Westmed Spine Center in Yonkers, N.Y., recently presented results of a novel surgical procedure called awake spinal fusion at the Nuvasive Spine Summit. Preliminary results indicate that the procedure can have favorable outcomes…

K2M acquired the Palo Alto Cervical Static Corpectomy Cage System from Cardinal Spine.

Retired general surgeon Lars Aanning, MD — noted for his role in bringing down Allen Sossan, MD, whose botched surgeries led to patient paralysis and death — surrendered his medical license, according to a report from The Argus Leader.

Here are 14 key notes on orthopedic and spine device companies from the past week.

Mark Miedema, MD, of Little Rock-based OrthoArkansas, is using stem cells to help arthritis sufferers, according to KATV.

Growing at a 5.9 percent compound annual growth rate, the global CT scanners market is predicted to reach over $6.4 million by 2022, according to Market Research Hub.

New Orleans Saints tight end Coby Fleener joined SyncThink's advisory board to measure impairments related to athlete brain injury while on the sidelines, according to ESPN.