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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…

Azalea Orthopedics in Tyler, Texas, was ranked in the 97th percentile of healthcare facilities across the country for patient satisfaction, according to a patient satisfaction survey conducted by Press Ganey Associates, as reported in the Tyler Morning Telegraph.

Recent studies have cast doubt over the perceived benefits of hip resurfacing versus total hip replacement, and the studies may indicate that hip resurfacing could have a higher risk for complications in some patients, according to a report in the…