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Joseph Zuckerman, MD, was elected president of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons at its annual meeting in Las Vegas, according to an AAOS news release.

An obscure 1986 law continues to vex hospitals as they struggle to provide the on-call coverage for emergency rooms the law requires and elicit the support of physicians struggling with many of the same issues.

Researchers at the Mayo Clinic Biomechanics Laboratory recently identified several potential causes of the squeaking sound emitted by orthopedic hip implants, according to a report by the Mayo Clinic.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration will review its decision to approve the Menaflex knee-surgery device after several scientists and FDA managers raised objections over the approval process, according to an article in The Wall Street Journal.

The Cartilage Restoration Center opened at the Advanced Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute in Freehold, N.J., according to a, AOSMI news release.

A panel from the Food and Drug Administrated unanimously recommended the approval of Duraseal, a sealant formula made by Covidien Ltd., for use under certain conditions in spinal surgery, according to a report in Forbes.

Audubon, Pa.-based Globus Medical, the largest privately held spinal implant manufacturer in the world, announced the launch of its new COALITION ACDF Spacer System for spinal surgery, according to a Globus news release.

Summa Health Systems and Crystal Clinic, both based in Akron, Ohio, have merged orthopedic programs, according to a report in Crain's Cleveland Business.

Lemak Sports Medicine & Orthopedics, founded by Larry Lemak, MD, is adding a second clinic location, according to a report in the Birmingham Business Journal.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the Scandinavian Total Ankle Replacement (S.T.A.R.) system, manufactured by Small Bone Innovations, to treat patients with a painful arthritic ankle joint due to osteoarthritis, post-traumatic arthritis or rheumatoid arthritis, according to a SBi…