Steve Shin, MD, repaired the fractured right wrist of Portland Trail Blazers center Jusuf Nurkic, the team reported Jan. 19.
Mr. Nurkic will wear a splint for four weeks as he recovers and will be reevaluated in six weeks.
Dr. Shin performed the procedure at Cedars-Sinai Kerlan Jobe Institute in Los Angeles, where he is the hand surgery director.
He is a consultant for the Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Dodgers, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Kings and Anaheim Ducks.