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Rodney W. Cranston, MD, an orthopedic surgeon in Ridgewood, N.J., has died, according to a report by NorthJersey.com.

Here are eight facility expenses for surgery centers that perform more than 50 percent of their cases in orthopedics, according to VMG Health's 2009 Intellimarker.

The National Quality Forum has announced the release of the Quality Data Set, a common technological framework for defining clinical data necessary to measure performance and accelerate improvement in patients' quality of care, which provides a standardized set of data…

K2M has launched its Terra Nova Minimally Invasive Access System and its Serengeti Disposable Kit, according to a release from K2M.

Covidien has launched its new DuraSeal spine sealant for intraoperative sealing of the dural membrane during spine procedures, according to a release by Covidien.

By a vote of 315 to 199, AMA delegates reaffirmed the association's support of the health reform bills in Congress, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal Washington Wire.

Medtronic has introduced its Mastergraft Strip, a flexible ceramic scaffold for fusing multiple levels of the posterolateral spine, according to a release from Medtronic.

The University of Minnesota is considering a new conflict-of-interest policy that would require faculty to file annual reports of their industry ties, according to a report by the Minneapolis Star Tribune.

Austin, Texas-based Ortho Kinematics has received $3.5 million from the Texas Emerging Technology Fund to help the company continue to develop technology for noninvasive spine surgery, according to a report in the Austin American-Statesman.

Chicago-based NeuStrategy and San Diego-based SpineMark recently completed a nationwide survey of hospital-based spine programs to determine best practices of leading spine programs.