Here are seven orthopedic surgeons making headlines over the past week.
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Nick Shamie, MD, became the first surgeon at a major U.S. hospital to use Xenco Medical's disposable devices during a spine surgery.
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NuVasive appointed Jason Hannon as executive vice president, international.
Neal Patel, MD, joined Beacon Medical Group North Central Neurosurgery, according to a report from The Elkhart Truth.
Zyga Technology's SImmetry Sacroiliac Joint Fusion System with SImmetry Decorticator was featured in a special issue of Surgical Science.
A new study published in Spine examines adjacent segment disease risk factors for patients 10 years or more after posterior lumbar interbody fusion.
Johnson & Johnson's orthopedics business reported $2.3 billion in sales for the second quarter.
Iyla Kupershtein, MD, is a spine surgeon practicing at Summit Medical Group in New Jersey. He specializes in cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine procedures to treat degenerative conditions, deformities, tumors, infections and metabolic diseases.
James York, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at Anne Arundel Medical Center in Maryland uses patient's stem cells to repair damaged tissues in their knees, according to the Baltimore Sun.