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Associated Orthopaedics of Kingsport (Tenn.) has joined Johnson City, Tenn.-based Ballad Health Medical Associates.  The clinic will now operate as Ballad Health Medical Associates – Associated Orthopaedics of Kingsport, according to a Sept. 10 news release from Ballad Health.  Jared…

Duluth, Ga.-based Northside Hospital Orthopedics became the first provider in the state to use the Misha knee system, an FDA-approved implant for patients with medial compartment knee osteoarthritis. Timilehin Wusu, MD, performed the procedure last month on a 54-year-old woman,…

Centinel Spine’s Prodisc C Vivo and Prodisc C Nova earned the European Union’s Medical Device Regulation certifications, according to a Sept. 11 news release. Prodisc C Vivo and C Nova are the only cervical total disc replacement systems with two…

Becker’s reported on five key spine and orthopedic studies since August. 19. 1. Researchers at the Columbia-based University of Missouri found that cartilage removed during hip surgery may be viable for reuse in regenerative treatment. 2. A study of Providence…

Patients who underwent robotic-assisted surgery used less opioid pain medicine and were discharged earlier compared to individuals who underwent manual surgery, according to a study in the Journal of Robotic Surgery.  The study analyzed 452 total knee arthroplasty procedures performed…

Michael Briseño, MD of Grapevine-based North Texas Orthopedics and Spine Center earned Intrinsic Therapeutics’ Barricaid Gold Center of Excellence designation, according to a Sept. 10 news release. The designation recognizes consistent clinical excellence with the device, designed for high-risk discectomy…

Memorial Orthopedics, part of Maryville, Ohio-based Memorial Health, has added Zylyftar Gorica, MD, to its staff.  Dr. Gorcia is an orthopedic surgeon specializing in surgical and non-surgical treatment of sports and physical activity injuries, according to a Sept. 2 Facebook…

AdventHealth has integrated the Velys robotic-assisted knee surgery system at four of its locations in Florida.  AdventHealth Surgery Center Daytona Beach (Fla.), AdventHealth New Smyrna Beach (Fla.), AdventHealth Fish Memorial and AdventHealth Surgery Center Blue Springs in Orange City, Fla.,…

Insurance companies preventing orthopedic surgeons from choosing which product or implant they feel is in the best interest of patients is something that has to change, according to this orthopedic surgeon.  When insurers decide to only approve surgeries or procedures…