Sonoma Orthopedic Products in Santa Rosa, Calif., has developed a new minimally invasive procedure using the previously developed product, Sonoma CRx clavicle nail, according to a North Bay Business Journal report.

Five pain management physicians discuss what procedures have been the most beneficial for patients in their practice in 2011.

Ken Chapman, MD, is a pain management physician with The Spine & Pain Institute of New York, in Manhattan and Staten Island. He is board certified in pain management and anesthesiology and serves as the director of pain management at Staten Island University Hospital, North Shore LIJ Health system as well as assistant clinical professor at SUNY Downstate. He discusses eight things to know about minimally invasive lumbar decompressions for patients with spinal stenosis.

After performing an MRI on Kansas City Royals catcher Jason Kendall, Neal ElAttrache, MD, found that Mr. Kendall will need shoulder surgery that will sideline him until 2013, according to a Kansas City Star report.

Marc Philippon, MD, a sports medicine and hip surgeon at The Steadman Clinic in Vail, Colo., will perform a procedure to repair labral tears in Seattle Storm forward Lauren Jackson, according to a report from The Seattle Times.

Neal ElAttrache, MD, an orthopedic sports medicine physician at Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic in Los Angeles, will perform a season-ending shoulder procedure on Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Jon Garland, according to an ESPN Los Angeles report.

Frank Phillips, MD, a spine surgeon and partner at Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush, discusses five points on minimally invasive spine surgery.  Dr. Phillips is a founding member and Past-President of the Society of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery (SMISS).

Marc W. Hungerford, MD, director of joint replacement and reconstruction at Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore recently became the first orthopedic surgeon to perform the MAKOplasty partial knee resurfacing procedure using the RIO Robotic Arm in the state of Maryland, according to a hospital news release.

Medtronic has commercially released the Kyphon Xpander II Inflatable Bone Tamp and Kyphon Inflation Syringe as part of the Kyphon Xpander II IBT System for treating vertebral compression fractures, according to a company news release.

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