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Here are seven orthopedic and spine device companies with recently launched or released devices.

I. Darrell Pugh, D.O., rejoined Salem (Ohio) Regional Medical Center, according to The Review.

John Haggart, MD, joined Duluth, Minn.-based Essentia Health's specialty care clinic in Fargo, N.D., Inforum.com reports.

Multiparametric MRI scans may help analyze water and fat associated tissue changes, which aids identifying bone damage in pediatric Gaucher disease patients, according to a study published in Clinical Imaging.

Jacksonville, Fla.-based Amazing Spine Care is issuing cold laser therapy services as a new treatment for chronic back pain.

Philip J. Branson, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at Princeton (W.Va.) Community Hospital.

Adam Bruggeman, MD, a spine surgeon with Texas Spine Care Center in Bulverde, discusses the payer landscape for his practice and the opportunities in bundled payments.

Emeka Nwodim, MD, of Centers for Advanced Orthopedics, Bay Area Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine in Glen Burnie, Md., examines his practice goals and where he sees the biggest opportunity for growth in the future.

Neil Badlani, MD, is a minimally invasive spine surgeon in Houston, practicing at The Orthopedic Sports Clinic, an affiliate of Houston-based Nobilis Health.

Here are seven spine and neurosurgeons making headlines.