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The American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons found that the economic downturn has affected patient volume and reimbursement for orthopedic surgeons performing total joint replacements, according to an American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons news release.

Michael Terry, MD, team physician for the Chicago Blackhawks professional hockey team, announced that defenseman Jordan Hendry will sit out the rest of the season with a torn ACL in his left knee, according to a Fox News report.

Two scientists from Washington University in St. Louis have received a $2 million National Institute of Health grant to study the reattachment of tendon to bone during rotator cuff repairs, according to a report from The Medical News.

Jon Dickinson, MD, an orthopedic physician with Brown & Toland in San Francisco, recently joined the team physicians for the Oakland Athletics, according to a company news release.

The National Football League has announced a new sideline concussion assessment protocol for NFL team medical personnel, according to an NFL News report.

Michael J. Milne, MD, is a sports medicine physician at the Sports Medicine Institute/The Orthopedic Center of Saint Louis. He has served on the board of directors of the St. Louis Sports Commission since 2004 and has been an assistant…

Hamstring strains are a cause of disability among National Football League players and the majority of these injuries occur during the pre-season, according to a report in the American Journal of Sports Medicine.

Resurgens Orthopaedics, an orthopedic practice based in Atlanta, Ga., is relocating its Decatur, Ga., office location to accommodate growing patient volume, according to a practice news release.

Kirkham B. Wood, MD, is the chief of the orthopedic spine service at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. He also serves as the program director for the hospital's spine surgery fellowship program and as an associate professor of orthopedic surgery…

Neal ElAttrache, MD, and Steve Shin, MD, orthopedic surgeons at Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic in Los Angeles, recently performed surgery on Los Angeles Dodgers player Vicente Padilla, according to an ESPN Los Angeles report.