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C. Thomas Hopkins Jr., MD, practices with Macon-based OrthoGeorgia. He is a past president of the Arthroscopy Association of North America and is a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Medical Association of Georgia and Georgia Orthopaedic Society.
MicroPort Orthopaedics has voluntarily recalled one of the components in its ADVANCE knee replacement system, according to Lexology.
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Spartanburg S.C.-based Orthopaedic Associates and Upstate Spine & Neurosurgery Center in Spartanburg are merging, according to a GoUpstate.com report.
A study published in Spine examines the characteristics that could predispose patients to adjacent segment disease after lumbar fusion.
Stryker reported net sales growth in the second quarter of 2016.
An International Federation of Health Plans report found U.S. leading insurers pay more than other developed countries for drugs as well as surgical procedures, according to CNBC.
Professional soccer player Emrah Klimenta underwent ACL surgery at UC Davis Health System's Outpatient Surgery Center in Sacramento, according to USL.
While employing new physicians can provide hospitals with more patients, physician-employment also carries some risk, according to Healthcare Dive.