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DePuy Mitek recently launched the HEALIX TRANSTEND implant system for the repair of partially torn rotator cuffs and the VAPR VUET system with COOLPULSE technology, a radiofrequency device, according to a company news release.

Orthofix reported net sales of $143.8 million for the fourth quarter of 2010, a slight decrease from the $144 million reported for the fourth quarter of 2009, according to a company news release.

The active range of motion in patients undergoing an anterior cervical decompression and fusion increased after surgery, and success was dependent on the number of operated levels, according to a study published in Spine.

Trang H. Nguyen, MD, of University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, recently led a study that showed that spinal fusions led to worst long-term outcomes in workers' compensation patients, according to an article published in Spine.

Synthes reported global revenue of $975.8 million for the fourth quarter of 2010, a 9.4 percent increase over the fourth quarter of 2009, according to a company news release.

Stryker's orthopedic division has announced that Fred Funk, a professional golf player and personality, will serve as the spokesperson for the company while Smith & Nephew recently named tennis player Billie Jean King as spokesperson, according to company news releases.

A study recent study shows that nearly 35 percent of all imaging costs ordered for 2,065 orthopedic patient encounters in Pennsylvania were ordered for defensive medicine purposes, a trend that many orthopedic surgeons are seeing around the country, according to…

Benjamin J. Schwartz, MD, has joined the Hughston Clinic in Georgia, according to a clinic news release.

Kyocera Industrial Ceramics, a medical implant manufacturing company, has opened its new orthopedic design center in Somerset, N.J., according to an AZ Materials report.

ChartLogic, a national provider of EHR systems to physician practices, has announced the launching of an EHR patient portal for use by orthopedic medical groups and available as a standalone module.