Gainesville, Fla.-based Exactech received FDA clearance for the Gibralt Occipital Spine System, which features occipital plates and 360 degree articulating rods.

Miamisburg, Ohio-based X-Spine received FDA clearance for its Zygafix Facet Fusion System for fusion and stabilization of the facet joint.

Zimmer Holdings acquired the business assets of West Chester, Pa.-based Knee Creations, the developer of a proprietary joint preservation treatment Subchondroplasty.

Plastics producer Victrex has been growing steadily since 2009, and economists see potential for further market expansion, according to Interactive Investor.

Timothy Payne, MD, joined the Mayo Clinic Health System in Fairmont, Minn., according to the Fairmont Sentinel.

Becker's Hospital Review is pleased to name 100 Hospitals with Great Orthopedic Programs for 2012. Hospitals included on this list have orthopedic surgery departments with outstanding reputations, making them worthy of recognition. Exceptional departments often include physicians who treat professional athletes, engage in cutting-edge research and perform a large number of orthopedic procedures every year. Many of these hospitals have been recognized for excellence in orthopedics by U.S. News & World Report, HealthGrades and Thomson Reuters, and several have earned Magnet accreditation by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

Alex Vaccaro, MD, a spine surgeon at Rothman Institute in Philadelphia, will be featured in a documentary from The Science Channel about The Elephant Man, according to a Philly Burbs report.

Saqib Siddiqui, MD, a spine surgeon who runs The Spine Center in Houston, recently began performing minimally invasive sacroiliac joint fusions, according to a practice news release.

Donald S. Corenman, MD, DC, a spine surgeon at The Steadman Clinic in Vail, Colo., recently published a for patients with back pain titled Everything You Want to Know About the Back, according to a news release.

Illinois Bone & Joint Institute offers an immediate-care orthopedic clinic, OrthoAccess, at two practice locations in Illinois, according to a practice news release.