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Larry D. Cordell, MD, practices at Midwest Spine Care in Overland Park, Kan., and he is affiliated with The University of Kansas Hospital in Kansas City. He is a member of the North American Spine Society, Society of Military Orthopaedic…

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William Bargar, MD, was named winner of the SARTA MedStart 2013 Claire Pomeroy Award for Innovation in Medical Technology, according to a Sacramento Business Journal report.

Orthopaedic Associates in Spartanburg, S.C., announced that it has been accredited by Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, according to a Spartanburg Herald-Journal report.

The American Society Of Interventional Pain Physicians has announced the new members of its board of directors for 2013-2014.

Ethos Laboratories is planning to open a pain management laboratory in Newport, Ky., according to a RE Journals report.

In 2012, orthopedic product sales exceeded $43 billion, an increase of $1.2 billion from 2011, according to ORTHOWORLD's orthopedic industry annual report.  

Physicians at Norfolk, Va.-based Sentara Leigh Hospital have developed a new protocol to combat low blood pressure in joint replacement surgery patients and thereby improve outcomes, according to a Sentara news release.