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Anthony A. Virella, MD, established Virella Neurosurgery in Westlake Village, Calif., for treating neurosurgical and complex spinal disorders, according to a practice news release.
Mark Gardner, MD, a sports medicine physician, joined the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center's Parkside Orthopedics in New Castle, Penn., according to a Youngstown News report.
Ian Gradisar, MD, joined the Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center in Akron, Ohio, established by his father Ivan Gradisar, MD, according to an Akron Beacon Journal report.
Twin Cities Orthopedics in Minneapolis announced the addition of Jeffrey J. Mair, DO, to its medical staff, according to a news release.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington issued a mixed ruling in a Medtronic appeal of a case in which Synthes was awarded $7.4 million over a patent for spinal discs, according to a Bloomberg report.
DePuy Orthopaedics has voluntarily recalled the ASR XL Acetabular System and DePuy ASR Hip Resurfacing System used in hip replacement surgery due to the number of patients who required a revision surgery, according to a DePuy news release.