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36 ORTHOPEDICS Sports medicine group splits, joins competing hospitals By Eric Oliver N orman-based Oklahoma Sports Orthopedic Insti- tute joined St. Louis-based SSM Health, but not all of its providers made the switch. What you should know: OSOI physicians are joining two different facilities. Seven surgeons joined SSM Health, which operates, what will now be known as, Oklahma City-based SSM Health Bone & Joint OSOI Norman (Okla.) Regional partnered with former OSOI phy- sicians Jim Bond, MD, Ted Boehm, MD, Brian Clowers, MD, Richard Kirkpatrick, MD, and Zakary Knutson, MD. They will continue to see patients at their clinics in Norman and Mid- west City, Okla., which will now be known as Ortho Central, The Norman Transcript reports. n Orthopedic surgeon retiring after nearly 30 years at Washington practice By Rachel Popa S tephen Snow, MD, is retiring from Olympia (Wash.) Orthopaedic Associates after nearly 30 years of practice, according to local news Thur- ston Talk. Dr. Snow began referring patients to Darren Trask, MD, in 2020. His retirement is part of Olympia Orthopaedic Associates' plan to ensure more young physicians will be able to buy into the practice. After retirement, Dr. Snow said he will continue to serve in medical and advisory board positions. n Surgeon pioneers spinal surgery with custom implants in Mississippi — 4 highlights By Angie Stewart O rthopedic spine surgeon Edward Smith, MD, performed Mississippi's first surgery using a patient-specific spinal rod implant, according to a Jan. 2 press release from Rush Health Systems. Four highlights: 1. At Meridian, Miss.-based Rush Health Systems, Dr. Smith treats degenerative spine disorders, spine trauma and deformity. 2. He worked with biomedical engineers to design patient-specific spinal rods using Medicrea USA's UNiD Adaptive Spine Intelligence technology. 3. The platform's AI and predictive modeling capabili- ties enabled Dr. Smith to visualize how the patient would look postoperatively and customize implants accordingly. 4. Through Medicrea's UNiD HUB platform, Dr. Smith also gained access to analytics and 3D image analysis after the operation. n Startup creates 1st 3D-printed porous implants to imitate bone — 4 insights By Eric Oliver S tartup device company FossiLabs is using a new form of 3D printing to create fully porous PEEK bone-like structures within implantable devices, Medical Plastics News reports. What you should know: 1. The startup believes these structures are the first of their kind. 2. Older 3D-printed implants had surface porosity or win- dows within defined layers. FossiLabs, however, is able to 3D-print solid or defined porous structures from within the 3D space. 3. The unique implants encourage bone growth, which cre- ates greater integration strength than preceding 3D-printed implants. 4. The startup is attempting to license the technology to medical device companies. n