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Black patients with knee osteoarthritis are offered knee replacement surgery at lower rates than white patients in the U.S., leading to losses in quality-adjusted life years, suggests a study in Arthritis Care & Research. Here are 10 insights from Reuters:

John Serocki, MD, 61, died after his single-engine plane crashed into a building under construction in Kearny Mesa, Calif., NBC San Diego reports.

The American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons recently issued a position statement on the 2018 Medicare Outpatient Prospective Payment System rule that removed total knee arthroplasty from Medicare's inpatient-only list.

CMS approved the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Orthopaedic Quality Resource Center as a qualified clinical data registry for 2018. Here are nine notes:

A study, published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, discovered the rate of anterior cruciate ligament injuries in kids and teens has increased 148 percent over a decade, according to Business Insider. Here are four insights:

Christopher Calcagni, DPM, of Naples, Fla.-based Seaside Surgery Center became certified by the American Board of Lower Extremity Surgery. Here are four things to know:

Peter Millett, MD, of Vail, Colo.-based Steadman Clinic received an Orthopedic Technology & Innovation Research Award and a $50,000 grant from Arthrex, according to Vail Daily. Here are six highlights:

OrthAlign has been used in 75,000 nativation-assisted joint replacement surgeries.

SwiftPath Program partnered with Kirkland, Wash.-based ProOrtho orthopedic surgeon Ronald Gregush, MD, to provide joint replacements in an outpatient setting.

Here are more than 215 surgery centers that perform total knee and hip replacements, arranged by state.