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The National Institutes of Health's National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases awarded the Cleveland Clinic a five-year, $6 million grant to examine Bridge-Enhanced ACL Repair outcomes.

Gilbert, Ariz.-based Valley Bone & Joint Specialists implemented technology designed for minimally invasive surgeries, ABC15 reports.

Des Plaines-based Illinois Bone & Joint Surgery's Injury Awareness in Youth Sports survey found 66 percent of Chicagoland parents had never heard of a baseline brain health test, a benchmark for concussion evaluation.

Michael Sealy, an assistant mechanical and materials engineering professor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, is using a 3D printer to develop dissolvable implants, according to News-Press New.

American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine President Neal S. ElAttrache, MD, applauded the passage of the Sports Medicine Licensure Clarity Act (H.R.302), which was signed into law as part of the Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2018.

Keith Duane Peterson, DO, 85, died, the Missoulian reports.

Mighty Oak Medical received FDA 510(k) clearance for its 3D-printed, patient-specific Firefly Midline Navigation Guide.

Here are 11 orthopedic surgeons that treated professional athletes in September 2018:

Dominic Jacobelli, MD, joined Mercy Sports Medicine in Rogers, Ark., according to Arkansas Business.

Pediatric sports medicine surgeon Jeremy Frank, MD, of Miami-based Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital, adopted a surgical technique designed to repair anterior cruciate ligament tears in children without harming their growth plates, KSAT News reports.