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Leslie Geddes, PhD, a former bioengineering professor at Purdue University who is credited with more than 30 patents for biomedical devices, has died at age 88, according to a release from Purdue.

SI-Bone, a device-maker for sacroiliac joint pathology, has named Steven R. Garfin, MD, chair of its medical advisory board, according to a release from SI-Bone.

DePuy Spine has agreed to fund 25 graduate medical education fellowships in spine care through the Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation, according to a release from the foundation.

Hanger Orthopedics, which sells prostheses and operates rehabilitation centers, reported third-quarter revenue of $192.3 million, up 7.6 percent from a year ago, according to a release from the company.

A year after physicians at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford University implanted a telescoping prosthesis to replace the entire upper arm bone of a three-year-old boy, the boy is thriving, according to a release from Lucile Packard Children's Hospital.

A recent study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that the number of practicing physicians in the United States is lower than previous estimates due to issues in reporting retirements accurately, according to a report by…

Warsaw, Ind.-based Symmetry Medical, an orthopedic parts supplier, predicts 2009 sales to be between $355 million and $365 million, down from $385-$405 million projected in August, due to greater-than-expected customer order reductions that are expected to trigger a "significant shortfall"…

Jeremy White, MD, an orthopedic cancer specialist, is joining OU Physicians, a 450-physician multispecialty group practice, affiliated with Oklahoma University in Oklahoma City, according to a report by the Oklahoman.

Orthopedic Surgeon Kenneth C. Spengler, MD, is leaving 15-member Access Sports Medicine and Orthopedics in Exeter, N.H., to join Core Physicians, a multi-specialty group practice affiliated with Exeter Hospital, according to the Portsmouth (N.H.) Herald.

Third-quarter financial reports from several industry leaders hint that a recovery of the $11 billion market for hip and knee replacements is under way, according to a report from Dow Jones Newswires.