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James Andrews, MD, of the American Sports Medicine Institute in Birmingham, Ala., recently performed knee surgery on Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Terrell Owens, according to a Washington Post report.

Jeffrey L. Visotsky, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon with an emphasis on hand surgery at the Illinois Bone & Joint Institute in Morton Grove. He performs hand reconstruction, arthritis surgery in the upper extremity and shoulder reconstruction. He also has…

Surgeons at The Steadman Clinic in Vail, Colo., recently treated Denver Nuggets' Kenyon Martin's pain in his left patella tendon with platelet-rich plasma injections, according to a Denver Magazine report.

More than 350,000 patients were treated in doctors' offices and emergency rooms for winter sport-related injuries in 2009, according to a report by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.

Victor Khabie, MD, is the co-chief of orthopedic surgery at North Westchester Hospital in Mt. Kisco, N.Y., and is an assistant clinical professor in the department of orthopedic surgery at the New York University School of Medicine. He has a…

John A. Bergfeld, MD, a senior surgeon and director of operating rooms at the Cleveland Clinic, will receive the 2010 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Greater Cleveland Sports Commission, according to a Cleveland Plain Dealer news story.

Mark Cohen, MD, and John Fernandez, MD, hand surgeons at Chicago's Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush, have performed surgery on Chicago Bulls center Joakim Noah for a torn ulna collateral ligament in his right thumb, according to a practice news release.

Beginning Jan. 1, Inland Orthopaedics of Spokane (Wash.) will merge with Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center & Children's Hospital's physician services in Spokane, according to a Journal of Business news report.

Patients recovering from foot injuries or surgeries should refrain from driving until the injury is healed for safety reasons, according to an American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons news release.

Chicago IL -- Dec. 17, 2010 -- Becker's Orthopedic & Spine Review has announced the publishing of its annual list of 70 of the Best Knee Surgeons in America.