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MAKO Surgical reported revenue of $24.8 million in the first quarter of 2013, a 26 percent increase over the same period last year.

Globus Medical, based in Audubon, Pa., has launched the FORTIFY I, an expandable corpectomy spacer with integrated screws for further stability in addition to supplemental fixation.

King of Prussia, Pa.-based Trice Orthopedics has appointed Richard Washburn as President and raised $3 million in start-up capital.

Orthopedic surgeon Sidney Martin, MD, was featured in “The Embrace of Aging,” a documentary about the country’s aging population, according to an mLive report.

A coalition of 30 healthcare organizations, led by the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, asked Congress to fund the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Healthcare Safety Network and the Prevention Epicenters Program.

Alan Nasar, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at Advanced Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Institute in Freehold, N.J., has been elected chairman of the department of orthopedic surgery at CentraState Medical Center.

Medline Industries announced Synergy Health has partnered as Medline's custom pack provider of choice for Synergy Health's Hybrid Preference Packs, which include both reusable and disposable products for the operating room.

Healthmark Industries in Fraser, Mich., announced the launch of a new game that emphasizes the importance of temperature monitoring and allows users to earn one CEU when they play the game. The web-based game is free and allows users to…

A new literature review published on Medscape News analyzes the factors influencing total knee replacement and investigate the relationship between surgeon volume and outcomes.

Healthcare organizations can improve and sustain safety by borrowing safety management system principles from the defense nuclear industry, according to a perspective piece in the Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety.