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Today begins Operation Walk USA 2011, an initiative that will provide 85 patients in the United States with joint replacement procedures they couldn't otherwise afford, according to an American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons news release.
Mazor Robotics recently reported $1.6 million in third quarter sales, which is a slight increase over the $1.5 million it reported for the same period last year, according to a Mazor news release.
Cervical disc arthroplasty increases total cervical range of motion, compared to anterior cervical discectomies and fusions, and could decrease the risk for adjacent segment breakdown, according to a story published in Spine.
OrthoCarolina, based in Charlotte, N.C., recently added Hickory (N.C.) Orthopaedic Center to its group, according to an OrthoCarolina news release.
Michel Orsinger, CEO of Synthes, recently received $52 million as a result of Johnson & Johnson's acquisition of the company, if the deal closes sometime over the next two years, according to a Philadelphia Inquirer report.
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The Longstreet Clinic in Gainesville, Ga., recently opened the new Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine office in Buford, Ga., according to a Longstreet Clinic news release.
The Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center at the University of Louisville researchers received more than $13.7 million in extramural funding over the past year, according to a University of Louisville Today news report.