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Bioretec, a developer of bioresorbable orthopedic implants, has earned market authorization for its RemeOs trauma screw in the U.S. 

The University of Alabama Medical Center's program in Birmingham was the orthopedic surgery residency program with the most Freida database interest in 2022, according to a March 9 report from the American Medical Association.

Tyler Smith, MD, orthopedic spine surgeon at Roseville, Calif.-based Sutter Health, has completed his 50th case using Augmedics' Xvision spine navigation system, according to a March 28 tweet from Augmedics. 

Four orthopedic surgeons suing their former employer are now working with Trinity Health, MiBiz reported March 30.

Armodios Hatzidakis, MD, surgeon at Denver-based Western Orthopedics, Denver Surgery Center and Rose Medical Center, has completed the first U.S. clinical case using Stryker's Tornier pyrocarbon humeral head for shoulder hemiarthroplasty. 

Steven Struhl, MD, operated on Broadway actor Ben Bogen, according to a March 30 news release.

Christopher Olivia, MD, is leaving his post as CEO of Philadelphia-based Rothman Orthopaedic Institute, effective immediately, according to a statement shared with Becker's March 30.

Richard Berger, MD, reached a milestone 25,000 hip and knee replacements, he said March 29.

ChatGPT has already been used by some health systems to ease clinical burdens. However, not all spine surgeons are keen to utilize the artificial intelligence software in their own practice. 

Spine surgeon Thomas Raley Jr., MD, may lose his license as he serves a three-year sentence for a drug kickback scheme, The Baltimore Sun reported March 30.