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Here are seven statistics about the orthopedics market from independent market analyst Datamonitor.

Alexander A. Hannenberg, MD, who will become president of the American Society of Anesthesiologists during its annual meeting in October, discusses 10 facts that every surgeon or hospital executive should know about anesthesiologists.

Orthopedic Surgeons John Watkins, MD, and Anne Sullivan, MD, have joined the medical staff of 276-bed St. Luke’s Hospital in Duluth, Minn., according to a report by the Duluth News Tribune.

The FDA has approved RSB Spine's InterPlate C-Ti interbody fusion device for a new indication, as an anterior cervical plate, according to a release by RSB Spine.

A competition rowing boat has been christened in honor of Jo A. Hannafin, MD, an orthopedic surgeon in Old Greenwich, Conn., who won three gold medals at U.S. National Rowing Championships, according to Connecticut Plus.

The Laser Spine Institute in Tampa, Fla., is opening medical consultation facilities in Beverly Hills, Calif., and Fort Lauderdale, Fla., according to a release from the Laser Spine Institute.

J. Tucker Ammon, MD, and Kali D. Arnold, MD, have joined Resurgens Orthopaedics, a 90-physician group with 20 offices in metro Atlanta, according to a release from Resurgens.

Federal tort reform could reduce U.S. healthcare spending by $11 billion a year, according to a letter from the Congressional Budget Office to Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah).

Celling Technologies has launched Res-Q device to isolate adult stem cells, which can be used for bone growth, according to a release from Celling.

Medicaid reimbursements to physicians and facilities could drastically decline, as could the number of eligible Medicaid enrollees, when federal stimulus funds currently used to help state Medicaid programs avoid these reductions runs out, according to a report by American Medical…