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James Andrews, MD, founder of the Andrews Sports Medicine & Orthopaedic Center in Birmingham, Ala., will perform shoulder surgery on Memphis Grizzlies forward Rudy Gay, according to various reports.

Surgical hip dislocation for the treatment of femoroacetabular impingement can allow athletes to return to play and continue professional careers at pre-surgery levels, according to a study published in The American Journal of Sports Medicine.

CaroMont Health in Gastonia, N.C., and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina have created a bundled payment program for knee replacements, according to a news release.

A team of physician researchers at the Steadman Philippon Research Institute recently developed a new procedure for medial collateral ligament reconstructions after tears and injuries, according to an institute news release.

To combat the rising number of patients who will need total knee or hip replacements, the Hospital for Special Surgery has dedicated "laminar flow rooms" for all joint procedures, according to a Managed Care Magazine report.

Here are five points on ACL repair.

Platelet-rich plasma injections can reduce pain and increase functionality for patients with chronic lateral epicondylitis, according to an article published in The American Journal of Sports Medicine.

The sports medicine section composed 7.8 percent of the Orthopaedic In-Training Examination from 2005 to 2009, according to a study published in The American Journal of Sports Medicine.

Clinical depression can lead patients to report worse symptoms of knee arthritis than are seen on an X-ray, according to a study published in The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.

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