Data from the National Joint Registry of England and Wales shows that metal-on-metal stemmed articulations often have poor survival rates, according to an article published in The Lancet.

The Food and Drug Administration granted 17 spine-related device clearances in February.

The American Joint Replacement Registry now includes data on more than 19,000 procedures, thanks to the addition of data from 11,000 procedures performed at Massachusetts General Hospital, according to an AAOS Now report.

Titan Spine announced the creation of Titan Spine Europe, a subsidiary that will support the company's expansion in Europe, according to a Sun Herald report.

Zimmer recently announced it would be moving part of its distribution center from Warsaw, Ind., to Memphis, Tenn., according to a WSBT news report.

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Alphatec Spine has announced a realignment of leadership roles within the company.

Osseoflex Therapeutics and Aesculap AG have announced an international distribution agreement.

Brent Ashby, administrator of Audubon Surgery Center in Colorado Springs, Colo., leads two surgery centers that perform a combined case volume of 18,000 cases annually. He discusses eight strategies the ASCs use to attract, accommodate and maintain robust case volume year-over-year.

Surgeons from Sinai Hospital, part of LifeBridge Health, recently used the first externally controllable internal limb lengthening device with FDA clearance, the PRECICE Limb Lengthening System, which they helped co-develop, according to a LifeBridge news release.