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Healthcare is one of the only sectors of the economy where construction is expected to grow in 2010, benefiting from relatively stable costs of construction materials, according to a release by Associated Builders and Contractors.

The FDA has approved U.S. marketing of the maxMorespine System, which will be distributed by Spine Now, according to a release from Spine Now.

Wayne Sebastianelli, MD, director of athletic medicine at Penn State University, has become president of the Pennsylvania Orthopaedic Society, according to a release from the society.

Michael S. Bahk, MD, has joined the Southern California Orthopedic Institute, a 33-physician practice in Simi Valley, Calif.

Wright Medical Group has received FDA marketing approval for its Conserve Plus hip resurfacing system.

The healthcare sector continued to see growth in employment from Sept. 2009 to Oct. 2009, adding 28,500 jobs, according to new data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics.

When it comes to running a successful orthopedic practice or healthcare organization, patient care and satisfaction are two factors that are essential. Other focuses include keeping costs low and quality high. However, many surgeons and their business managers may not…

Evan Flatow, MD, chair of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and chief of shoulder surgery at Mount Sinai Hospital and Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York, oversees a team of 17 full-time orthopedic surgeons and 20 private-practice surgeons…

Texas Spine & Joint Hospital, a physician-owned hospital in Tyler, Texas, has added a GE Discovery 750 3T MRI system to its imaging services, the first system of its kind in East Texas, according to a TSJH release.

The United States Olympic Committee and D.I.S.C. Sports and Spine Center, based in Marina Del Rey, Calif., announced a strategic partnership in which D.I.S.C. will become an Official Medical Services Provider through the 2012 Olympic Games and will collaborate to…