Charlotte, N.C.-based OrthoCarolina has consolidated the main offices for each of its seven specialty centers into a single 100,000-square-foot campus, according to an OrthoCarolina news release.
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Banner Health's Cardon Children's Medical Center in Mesa, Ariz., has recruited J. Hunt Udall, MD, a pediatric orthopedic surgeon, according to AZ Central.
The OMeGA Medical Grants Association will spend $2 million to fund 44 orthopedic fellowships and 21 orthopedic residency positions for the 2009-2010 academic year, according to a release by Zimmer Holdings, which funds OMeGA.
RTI Biologics, maker of orthopedic and other biologic implants, posted record revenues of $42.8 million for the third quarter, an 11 percent increase over the same period last year, according to a release from RTI Biologics.
The U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts has indicted Stryker Biotech and four of its top managers, charging them with conducting fraudulent marketing for Stryker's OP-1 and Calstrux bone growth products, according to a release by the U.S. Attorney's Office.
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WellPoint, which operates as UniCare in Illinois and Texas, said that it will end service in both states, leaving 580,000 members to find new health coverage, according to a report by the Chicago Tribune.
U.S. Senate leadership reportedly has reduced the proposed levy on medical device makers in the health reform bill from $40 billion to between $15 billion and $20 billion over 10 years, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal.
DJO Inc., maker of orthopedic and other medical devices, posted flat sales for the third quarter, compared with the same period last year, according to a release from DJO.
Exactech's total revenue for the third quarter of 2009 increased 12 percent over the same period last year, to $42.4 million, according to a release from Exactech.
John F. Kennedy Memorial Hospital has filed a lawsuit against the city of Indio, Calif., over the city's approval of a proposed joint replacement hospital, according to a report by the Desert Sun.