Here are 18 key notes on orthopedic and spine device companies from the past week.
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James Andrews, MD, of Gulf Breeze, Fla.-based Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine confirmed an initial diagnosis on Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Xavier Cedeno's left arm, according to CBS Sports.
Lawrenceville, Ga.-based Gwinnett Medical Center awarded Freddie Fu, MD, of University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine the Pioneer of Sports Medicine Award, according to Gwinnett Daily Post.
Aditya Patel, MD, joined New York City-based Datta Endoscopic Back Surgery and Pain Center.
Female athletes are much more prone to suffer sports-related concussions than men are, according to a Columbia University study covered in Mescape.
Jonathan Oheb, MD, of Mission Hills, Calif.-based North Valley Orthopedic Institute was named a National Award Winner in the orthopedic specialty by the Doctors' Choice Awards.
Charles "Chad" Hosemann III, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine specialist at Flowood, Miss.-based Capital Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine Center.
David A. Doward, MD, is a spine specialist at Jacksonville (Fla.) Orthopaedic Institute.
Members of the medical device industry continue to staunchly advocate for the device tax's repeal and have explored several avenues to achieve their goal in the process, according to JD Supra.
Surgeons at Hadassah Hospital Ein Kerem in Jerusalem, Israel used Siemens' Artis Zeego and Mazor Robotics' Renaissance Guidance System to perform spine surgery. It was the first time the two robotic technologies have been used in tandem for spine surgery.