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Patients and physicians more than ever are demanding minimally invasive surgery systems that better patient outcomes and reduce operating time.

U.S. racial minorities undergo fewer total knee replacements than white Americans, according to a study in Arthritis Care & Research. The study authors estimated quality-adjusted life years lost for black American end-stage knee osteoarthritis patients due to differences in being…

Investigators at the New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery developed the first patient questionnaire to measure the physical and psychological impact of brachial plexus injury and assess surgical outcomes.

On Jan. 30, the FDA released two final revised medical device guidance documents entitled "Refuse to Accept Policy for 510(k)s" and "Acceptance and Filing Reviews for Premarket Approval Applications," The National Law Review reports.

The U.S. Olympic Committee's Sports Medicine Division recruits volunteer physicians every two years to work with Olympic teams, according to STAT.

Zimmer Biomet received a Form 483 from the FDA that cited eight issues following a 10-day in inspection in October 2017, according to RAPS.

Medical students at the University of Nevada Reno School of Medicine will soon have a new department of surgery to build on their patient care and surgical training, according to Northern Nevada Business Weekly.

There is substantial variation between states in Medicaid reimbursements for common inpatient orthopedic procedures, according to a study in The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery.

Orthopedic surgeon Brian Seeto, MD, joined The CORE Institute in Phoenix. Dr. Seeto will work out of the West Phoenix and Peoria, Ariz., locations.

Joel Shobe, MD, is a board certified orthopedic surgeon at Minn.-based St. Cloud Orthopedics.