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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.

William S. Armstrong, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at Resurgens Orthopaedics in Atlanta with a professional interest in sports medicine and knee replacement surgery. Dr. Armstrong is credited as one of the first orthopedic surgeons in the United States to…

Single-shot femoral nerve blockades or continuous FNB plus patient-controlled analgesia is more effective than PCA alone for patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty, according to a study published in the Dec. 2010 issue of Anesthesiology.

Beginning Jan. 7, the University Orthopedics Clinic at Tyrone (Pa.) Hospital will expand to treating patients three days per week and have five orthopedic physicians available in the clinic on certain days each month, according to an Altoona Mirror report.

Surgical hip dislocation for treatment of femoroacetabular impingement can help athletes resume their professional careers and continue at the pre-injury level of play, according to an article published in The American Journal of Sports Medicine.