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Brad Aspey, MD, has joined Columbia, S.C.-based Midlands Orthopaedics and Neurosurgery, according to The State.
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Regional Health announced construction plans for Advanced Orthopedic and Sports Medicine in Buffalo Crossing, S.D., according to Rapid City Journal.
Paul R. Fleissner, MD, of Akron, Ohio-based Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center collaborated with Exactech to create the Reveille Cartilage Processor, designed to make knee operations more efficient and successful, according to The Suburbanite.
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