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Here are 12 statistics on pain management case revenue and gross charges by region from VMG Health's Multi-Specialty ASC Intellimarker 2011. The survey included surgery centers from the West, Southwest, Midwest, Southeast and Northeast.

Advanced Pain Management, based in Greenfield, Wis., and operating nearly 40 clinics in Wisconsin and Minnesota, opened a clinic inside Aspirus Wausau Hospital, in Wausau, Wis., according to a Wausau Daily Herald report.

Endo Pharmaceuticals will pay up to $180 million, plus royalties, to BioDelivery Sciences International in a licensing and development agreement to manufacture, distribute, market and sell BEMA Buprenorphine on a global scale, according to a MarketWatch report.

A recent examination of the Lachman test for diagnosing anterior cruciate ligament deficiency was recorded in an article published in the American Journal of Sports Medicine.

Researchers found spinal manipulation therapy was more effective in reducing neck pain than medication, according to findings published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

Arcion Therapeutics, a Baltimore-based clinical stage biotechnology company, received notice of allowance for a U.S. patent for its high-strength gel formulation of topical lidocaine, called ARC-2022, for pain associated with post-herpetic neuralgia and shingles, according to a company news release.

Here are 12 recent orthopedic surgeries for professional athletes.

The research team at the Joint Replacement Institute at St. Vincent Medical Center in Los Angeles has received The Hip Society's Frank Stinchfield Award, according to a practice news release.

The Leadership Development Committee of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons has selected 10 new fellows for the Leadership Fellows Program in 2012-2013, according to a report in AAOS Now.

Michael Puchowicz, MD, recently joined Summit Healthcare Sports Medicine and Pediatrics, according to a WMIC Central news report.