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Patients 40 years old and older were shown to have similar outcomes to younger patients when treated with autologus chondrocyte implantation for isolated cartilage defects, according to a report published in The American Journal of Sports Medicine.

Tarek O. Souryal, MD, is the medical director at Texas Sports Medicine in Dallas and head team physician for the Dallas Mavericks. He is internationally known for his work on ACL injuries and regularly publishes professionally and advises the media…

High school athletes suffering from a sports-related concussion sit on the bench longer when computerized neuropsychological testing is used, according to a news release from the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine.

James Andrews, MD, founder of Andrews Sports Medicine & Orthopaedic Center in Birmingham, Ala., and John Wilckens, MD, team physician for the Baltimore Orioles and a physician at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore, both recently evaluated Orioles prospective pitcher Matt Hobgood,…

Indiana lawmakers have proposed new legislation that would require student athletes to be removed from a game if a head injury or concussion is suspected, according to a Journal Gazette report.

William H. Dillin, MD, is a spine surgeon at the Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic and is devoted to spine surgery and sports medicine. During his career, he has examined and performed surgery on several professional athletes, including Los Angeles Lakers players.…

Harvesting osteochondral grafts may not have adverse effects on donor knee function in young athletes after undergoing osteochondral autograft transplantation for capitellar osteochondritis dissecans, according to a report published in The American Journal of Sports Medicine.

The University of Toledo (Ohio) was one of 16 research facilities and organizations to receive a grant from the NFL Charities to conduct sports-related research on MRSA, according to a Toledo Blade news report.

Michael J. Stuart, MD, is vice chair of orthopedic surgery and co-director of the sports medicine center at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. He helped establish the sports medicine program in 1990 and has a professional interest in the lower…

Platelet-rich fibrin matrix could be an effective treatment for medium rotator cuff tears and has possible benefits for treating massive rotator cuff tears, according to an article published in The American Journal of Sports Medicine.