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Southeast Pain Care, a division of the national medical group American Anesthesiology and Blue Ridge HealthCare have opened a new pain center in Hickory, N.C., according to a news release.
SI-BONE, has received a patent for broad method claims related to the iFuse Implant System, according to a company news release.
Keith Bogans, a guard for the New Jersey Nets, recently had ankle surgery at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City, according to an article in the Washington Post.
Three scientific exhibits at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons annual meeting received the Award of Excellence, according to an AAOS Now report.
Titan Spine recently acquired two patents related to surface modification techniques for its products, according to a company news release.
Greg Bellisari, MD, and Vivek Sahai, MD, of Ohio Orthopedic Center of Excellence, recently joined OhioHealth's Riverside Methodist Hospital, according to a hospital news release.
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