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Scottsdale-based Arizona Pain Specialists announced that it has opened a new location in Surprise, Ariz.

Biomet's net sales increased 6 percent in the company's fourth quarter, which ended May 31, despite decreased sales for spine, large joint reconstructive and dental devices.

Mequon, Wis.-based Titan Spine received four patents this year for technology related to its Endoskeleton interbody device and system instrumentation.

Here are three statistics on what male and female orthopedic surgeons earned in 2012, according to the Medscape Orthopedic Compensation Report: 2013.

Dr. Geier is an orthopaedic surgeon and sports medicine specialist in Charleston, South Carolina. He also serves as chairman of the Public Relations Committee for the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine.

Around 56 percent of physician practices plan to cut costs to prepare for healthcare reform, according to a new survey from Provista.

A recent report in Medscape News covered how health insurance exchanges will impact physician practices and income.

At the 20th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference in Chicago, Mary Hibdon, RN, will give a presentation titled "The Impact of Technology on Physician Practices in the Future."

John Fickenberg, MD, practices with La Mesa, Calif.-based Alvarado/Helix Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine and serves as the acting director of the Spine Center at Alvarado Hospital Medical Center in San Diego. He is the past chief of orthopedic surgery at…

Preoperative cigarette smoking is not a predictor of poor perioperative outcomes for spinal surgery, according to a study in the July 1 issue of Spine.