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Franklin Beltre, DPM, of Houston was arrested on charges he defrauded Medicare and Medicaid at his clinic in San Juan, Texas, according to a report in The Monitor.

Matthew Bible (Orthopaedic Associates, Oklahoma City, Okla.). Mr. Bible is the administrator of Orthopaedic Associates, a 10-surgeon practice in Oklahoma City, Okla., which also operates an MRI and a surgery center. Since joining the practice in April 2003, Mr. Bible…

OA Centers for Orthopaedics, a 23-physician practice in Portland and Saco, Maine, has established new walk-in sports injury clinics at both locations, according to Maine Business.

The seven orthopedic surgeons who make up Norton Leatherman Spine Center in Louisville, Ky., have become employees of Norton Healthcare, also based in Louisville, according to a release from Norton Healthcare.

Core Essence Orthopaedics, a device maker for soft tissue and skeletal repair of the extremities, based in Yardley, Pa., has named John Moran as its new CEO and board chairman, according to a release from Core Essence.

The U.S. market for spinal motion preservation devices will reach $2.54 billion by 2015, replacing part of the market for spinal fusion devices, according to a report from iData Research.

Two surgeons have joined Hope Orthopedics in Salem, Ore., according to the Statesman Journal.

Christopher T. Donaldson, MD, an orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine specialist, has joined Western Pennsylvania Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and Memorial Medical Center, both in Johnstown, Pa., according to a report by the Johnstown Tribune-Democrat.

Joseph Delligatti has been named CEO and chairman of the board of Kelyniam Global, maker of the Cadcam for replication of artificial bone implants, according to a release from Kelyniam Global.

The FDA recently cleared several orthopedic and spine products for marketing: