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Brevard County, Fla.-based Health First is using an O-arm system for spine and orthopedic surgeries, reports Space Coast Daily.
NorthShore Skokie (Ill.) Hospital's Orthopaedic & Spine Institute set the Guinness World Record for the largest cast in the world, reports ABC7 Chicago.
Neal ElAttrache, MD, will likely perform elbow surgery on San Francisco Giants slugger Pablo Sandoval, according to ESPN News.
Scott Lynch, MD, an orthopedic surgeon and former director of athletic medicine for Penn State, sued the school and multiple officials, alleging they interfered with medical decisions and then retaliated against him after he reported it, according to Onward State.
Rockford-based OrthoIllinois partnered with Elgin, Ill.-based Judson University and a local YMCA to help patients lose weight before joint replacement surgery.
Thomas Fehring, MD, launched the OrthoCarolina Periprosthetic Joint Infection Center in Charlotte, N.C., with four fellow hip and knee surgeons: Keith Fehring, MD, Brian Curtin, MD, Jesse Otero, MD, and Bryan Springer, MD.
Meridian, Miss.-based Rush Health Systems added orthopedic spine surgeon Edward Smith, MD, to its team, reports The Meridian Star.
Flagstaff (Ariz.) Medical Center launched an orthopedics program, competing with Northern Arizona Orthopaedics and Flagstaff Bone & Joint for clients in the city, reports Arizona Daily Sun.
Here are 15 spine and neurosurgeons making the news this week.