This article was written by Blair Rhode, MD, Sports Medicine Orthopedic Surgeon and owner, RoG Sports Medicine.

We have become accustom to a reality that allows us to add a case on the surgical schedule, say a rotator cuff repair, and typically we are only one phone call away from our problems being solved. Presto! The sales rep magically appears with a tray of instruments and implants. They sit in the OR during the case, asking how your golf game is going and telling you how great a job you are doing. They help the scrub nurse when they are lost. They show the nurse the bird beak grasped with their laser pointer. Ah, the rep to the rescue!

Ortho-tag, a Pittsburgh-based orthopedic technology company, recently appointed Ken Laing as CEO, according to an Ortho-tag news release.

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons CEO Karen Hackett, FACHE, CAE, was recently recognized for her outstanding achievement in association management by the University of Central Florida and Lewis University, according to an AAOS news release.

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According to a report by the Salt Lake Tribune, the U.S. Attorney's Office is seeking to dismiss one-third of its charges against a Utah orthopedic surgeon who was accused of prescribing millions of pain pills to patients without legitimate medical needs.

The trial for Dewey C. MacKay, MD, an orthopedic surgeon who is accused of prescribing 3.5 million painkillers over a four year period, is set to begin soon, according to a Cache Valley Daily report.

Mcleod Health in Florence, S.C., recently held an open house for its new rehabilitation and sports medicine facility, which moved to the Mcleod Wellness Campus, according to a WPDE report.

The American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine presented an award for excellence in research in orthopedic sports medicine to Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush physicians, according to a practice news release.

Lee Kaplan, MD, a Florida-based orthopedic surgeon, performed arthroscopic knee surgery on Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez, according to a Winnipeg Free Press report.