Here are 10 orthopedic spine and neurosurgeons in the news this past week.
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The Arlington Group, which includes Arlington Orthopedics, Arlington Physical Therapy & Sports Medicine and Pennsylvania Spine Institute, has opened a new location in Harrisburg, Pa., according to a Penn Live report.
Preliminary financial results show Stryker's net sales for the fourth quarter and full year grew significantly, but stock price growth was still below Wall Street's expectations.
The five-Ohio health system collaborative to improve healthcare is now six — with Cleveland Clinic joining, according to a report from The Plain Dealer.
K2M reported preliminary revenue was up for the fourth quarter and full year in 2014, with significant growth in complex spine.
The new Congress hasn't even taken their seats yet, and already representatives are moving forward with legislation to repeal the medical device excise tax, according to a Journal Gazette report.
A group of researchers examined whether the claims-based algorithm for classifying surgical indications and operative features in lumbar surgery was effective and published their results in Spine.
Houston-based Memorial Hermann Memorial City Medical Center named Peter Sabonghy, MD, as the 2014 Physician of the Year, according to a Your Houston News report.
Benjamin DuBois, MD, will co-host the Las Vegas Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Course, to be held Jan. 16 to 17.
The European Patent Office will soon grant a key patent for the core technology of aap Implantate's LOQTEQ locking and compression plate system.