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Here are seven key notes on orthopedic and spine device companies from the past week.
A study published in the Journal of Applied Biomechanics examined the effects of elbow torque on a pitcher using kinematic analysis.
New Orleans-based Tulane University added Mary Mulcahey, MD, to direct the women's sports medicine program at the Tulane Institute for Sports Medicine, New Orleans City Business reports.
The Los Angeles-based Orthopaedic Institute for Children expanded the Center for Cerebral Palsy to the OIC's downtown campus through a partnership with UC Los Angeles.
Norris & Blessing Orthopaedics and Spine is adding Brian Woebkenberg, MD, and physician assistant Jarred Lampert, effective Aug. 1, the Dubois County Herald reports.
A study in The American Journal of Sports Medicine examined the use of interposition porcine acellular dermal matrix xenografts for use in patients with massive rotator cuff tears.
Amir Qureshi, MD, of Little Rock-based Arkansas Spine and Pain, implanted the first Nuvecta Algovita Spinal Cord Stimulation System in the state.
K2M unveiled its MESA 2 Cricket, which enhances its MESA 2 Deformity Spinal System.
Medical school enrollment continues to rise, especially at osteopathic schools, according to Medscape.