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Orthopedic surgeon Michael Shin, MD, of St. Margaret's Valley Orthopedics & Sports Medicine in Princeton, Ill., recently contributed a chapter in the surgical textbook "Insall & Scott Surgery of the Knee," according to a News Tribune report.

The healthcare industry can ensure patient safety in medical device interoperability by understanding seven overarching themes, according to a report by the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation.

Here are 12 hospitals that announced or opened expansion projects for orthopedic and spine services.

HSA PrimeCare, the national healthcare real estate division of Chicago-based HSA Commercial Real Estate, recently purchased the Michigan Orthopedic Center in Ypsilanti for $14,840,000.

SPR Therapeutics, a medical device company, has raised $5 million in the initial phase of financing for the commercialization of pain therapies using its proprietary peripheral nerve stimulation technology, according to a peHUB report.   

A new Mayo Clinic proceedings study has found that most people visit their healthcare providers because of joint disorder, back pain and skin issues, according to a Mayo Clinic report.

The American Medical Society for Sports Medicine's Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine has published a position statement on sports-related concussions.

Founder of Naples, Fla.-based Zehr Center for Orthopaedics Robert J. Zehr, MD, completed his 500th direct anterior approach to hip surgery, according to a WINK News report.

A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association has found that Vitamin D supplements do not have a major effect on the clinical outcomes of osteoarthritis, according to an American News Report article.

American Spine announced that Ritu Varma, MD, an interventional pain specialist, has joined its team.