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After Neal ElAttrache, MD, of Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic in Los Angeles, and James Andrews, MD, of Andrews Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine Center in Birmingham, Ala., examined him, Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Rubby De La Rosa decided to undergo reconstructive surgery…
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