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University of Miami professor and team physician Thomas Best, MD, is urging physicians, parents and coaches to approach regenerative medicine treatments cautiously for young athletes because of their unproven nature.

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees said NFL players are still reluctant to report concussions, the Sporting News reports.

Life Spine received approval for a study to investigate open versus minimally invasive posterior lumbar spine surgery using its two screw systems.

Houston Methodist Hospital purchased a Mazor X surgical assurance platform.

Olusanjo Adeoye, MD, joined Houston Methodist Orthopedics and Sports Medicine in Willowbrook, Texas.

Surgeons are increasingly implanting interbody devices via minimally invasive surgical techniques, according to a new Research and Markets report on the U.S. MIS interbody devices market.

The American Medical Society for Sports Medicine Collaborative Research Network is offering $300,000 in research funding.

Vail, Colo.-based Steadman Clinic is adding Joel Matta, MD, to its staff in late June.

Brad M. Picha, MD, joined Laser Spine Institute's Cleveland ambulatory surgery center.

A study presented at the Society for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Annual Forum last year examined the clinical results and utility of extreme lateral interbody fusion for revision procedures.