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        <title><![CDATA[Synthes 2Q10 Sales Rise 7.4%]]></title>
        <pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>            
        <link>http://ryortho.com/companyNews.php?news=652_Synthes-2Q10-Sales-Rise-74</link>            
        <description><![CDATA[Synthes reported a 7.4% rise in sales to $892.2 million for the second quarter of 2010.]]></description>           
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        <title><![CDATA[Orthofix Continues Turnaround]]></title>
        <pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>            
        <link>http://ryortho.com/companyNews.php?news=651_Orthofix-Continues-Turnaround</link>            
        <description><![CDATA[Orthofix's president and CEO, Alan Milinazzo told analysts on July 28 that while investors were concerned about the growth rate of the spinal implants market, Orthofix was doing just fine.]]></description>           
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        <title><![CDATA[NuVasive: Tale of Two Markets]]></title>
        <pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>            
        <link>http://ryortho.com/companyNews.php?news=650_NuVasive-Tale-of-Two-Markets</link>            
        <description><![CDATA[NuVasive soars while competitors struggle. Read what the analysts are saying.]]></description>           
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        <title><![CDATA[Back Pain: New Diagnostic Guidelines?]]></title>
        <pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>            
        <link>http://ryortho.com/spine.php?news=649_Back-Pain-New-Diagnostic-Guidelines</link>            
        <description><![CDATA[Study: excessive tests, pain relief delay and waste of as much as $10,000 per patient…all are reasons to change the procedure for diagnosing the cause of arthritis-related back pain.]]></description>           
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        <title><![CDATA[Two Awards for Dr. Champ Baker]]></title>
        <pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>            
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        <description><![CDATA[Don’t leave the podium…you’re not done yet! Hughston Clinic orthopedic surgeon, Champ L. Baker Jr., M.D., FACS, has received the Robert E. Leach, M.D, “Mr. Sports Medicine” Award from the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM). The organization also honored him with the George D. Rovere, M.D., Award for his contributions to sports medicine education.]]></description>           
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        <title><![CDATA[New Surgery for Charcot Foot]]></title>
        <pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>            
        <link>http://ryortho.com/extremities.php?news=648_New-Surgery-for-Charcot-Foot</link>            
        <description><![CDATA[Bring on the (not so heavy) metals...With an increase of morbidly obese diabetics, experts say, we are seeing more new cases of Charcot foot, a condition that can make walking nigh impossible, and may require amputation. But a surgery that secures foot bones with an external frame has enabled more than 90% of patients to walk normally again.]]></description>           
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        <title><![CDATA[New Flat Foot Surgery]]></title>
        <pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>            
        <link>http://ryortho.com/extremities.php?news=647_New-Flat-Foot-Surgery</link>            
        <description><![CDATA[Although flat foot is on the rise, a new surgery developed at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) can improve outcomes in those with severe adult flat foot deformity. Patients who undergo the new surgery have better long-term outcome and mobility than those who undergo traditional surgery. ]]></description>           
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        <title><![CDATA[The Shifting Outlook for Orthopedics]]></title>
        <pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>            
        <link>http://ryortho.com/extremities.php?article=397_The-Shifting-Outlook-for-Orthopedics</link>            
        <description><![CDATA[The debate over whether the orthopedics industry is in for a difficult short term versus a more favorable long term based on demographically driven demand is an important one. Here is one way to frame up this debate and get an idea of where we’re heading. ]]></description>           
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        <title><![CDATA[Zimmer Closes the Gap]]></title>
        <pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>            
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        <description><![CDATA[Zimmer reported a 3.7% increase in sales to $1.06 billion for the second quarter of 2010. While the sales number came in shy of analyst's expectations, margins improved and earnings beat expectations.]]></description>           
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        <title><![CDATA[Berwick’s CMS Assignment]]></title>
        <pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>            
        <link>http://ryortho.com/fda.php?article=396_Berwicks-CMS-Assignment</link>            
        <description><![CDATA[Depending on your political views, Donald Berwick, M.D., the new head of CMS, is either a medical socialist or thoughtful quality guru who will help fix an out of control federal health care budget. How his views will impact federal health care spending is unknown. See what we found.]]></description>           
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