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Orthopedic surgeons from around the country recently published a study titled "Intermediate Outcomes Following Percutaneous Fixation of Proximal Humeral Fractures." The surgeons examined 39 patients who were treated with percutaneous reduction and fixation for proximal humeral fractures at Mount Sinai…

Lewis Yocum, MD, will perform shoulder surgery on Boston Red Sox outfielder Ryan Kalish, according to a CBS Sports report.

Sports medicine physician William Briner, MD, joined Hospital for Special Surgery's Long Island, N.Y., office, according to a Long Island report.

Columbus (Ga.) State University is inducting Champ Baker Jr., MD, into the Hall of Fame, according to a Ledger Enquirer report.

St. Luke's Hospital—Miner's Campus in Coaldale, Pa., announced plans to open a new medical center in Tamaqua featuring outpatient orthopedics and sports medicine.

Four new orthopedic surgeons have joined Lock Haven (Pa.) Hospital, according to a report in The Express.

This issue of Becker’s Spine Review focuses on spine surgeon leadership and includes two key articles: 100 Spine Surgeons Advancing the Field and 50 Spine Surgeons Focusing on Scoliosis. The issue also includes expertise from several orthopedic spine and neurosurgeons…

Jung-Woo Ma, MD, an interventional pain specialist, has joined Tri-State Pain Institute in Erie, Pa., according to a Go Erie report.

Floyd County in Indiana is considering imposing a one-year moratorium on the establishment of any new pain management clinics, according to a Courier-Journal report.

More ambulatory surgery centers are performing orthopedic cases today, and those cases are increasingly complex. With the addition of these cases come new challenges for negotiating payor contracts, but surgery centers can still achieve good rates if they leverage their…