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Smith & Nephew filed a motion for a Maryland federal court to dismiss 55 of the 200 suits in a multidistrict litigation, according to Law 360.

A case against Zimmer Biomet and its M2a metal-on-metal hip device is continuing after a judge ruled the prosecutors could go after punitive damages, according to The Legal Examiner.

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Zimmer Biomet, the former U.S. exclusive distributor for BoneSupport, cancelled a majority of its Cerament Bone Void Filler orders for a three month period starting in June.

Hamid Abbasi, MD, PhD, is a board-certified neurosurgeon and CMO of Inspired Spine in Alexandria, Minn.

Martin J. O'Malley, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at the New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery.

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Neil Malhotra, MD, led a team to perform the first robot-assisted tumor removal spine surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, CBS Philly reports.

Bundled payment programs are becoming increasingly popular among spine and orthopedic practices. These programs aim to help improve care coordination, clinical outcomes and patient experience.