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Here are five numbers shaping the orthopedic industry, as reported by Becker's:

Johnson City, Tenn.-based Watauga Orthopaedics and Greeneville, Tenn.-based Tusculum University have partnered to open an on-campus walk-in orthopedic clinic. 

Using a cellular bone allograft yielded high lumbar spinal fusion rates across anterior, lateral, and posterior surgical approaches, according to a study published in the July 2024 issue of the International Journal of Spine Surgery.

Neurosurgeon Bhargav Desai, MD, joined Mercyhealth in Rockford, Ill., the system said in an Aug. 12 news release.

Enabling technologies are becoming more entrenched in and more widely adopted in spine surgery,  but there is a concern that the next generation of surgeons may rely too heavily on new technology to help them through complex surgeries.

The field of neurosurgery has long been male-dominated, with women making up only 30% of the neurology workforce.

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