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Robert Thompson, MD, will perform should surgery on Boston Red Sox Pitcher Tyler Thornburg, the Boston Herald reports.

In a study reported by Reuters, researchers studied the number of people receiving anterior cruciate ligament tear surgery from 2002 to 2014.

Here are six sports medicine physicians who joined new practices or took on new roles in May 2017:

William Beringer, MD, director of neurosurgery at Adventist Health Castle Medical Center in Kailua, Hawaii. In an interview with Hawaii News Now, Dr. Beringer talks about minimally invasive spine surgery.

James Andrews, MD, will examine the left elbow of Miami Marlins' Braxton Garrett and offer a second opinion on his diagnosis, the Sun-Sentinel reports.

The global minimally invasive spine surgery market is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 7.57 percent through 2020, according to an Absolute Report analysis.

Neal ElAttrache, MD, of the Los Angeles-based Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic, will examine the left shoulder of Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Julio Urias, reports Andy McCullough of the Los Angeles Times on Twitter. 

Southwest Spine & Pain Center, with various locations across Utah, is the first in the state to leverage Vertiflex's Superion Indirect Decompression System for lumbar spinal stenosis, according to The Spectrum.

Medicine in Motion is planning to open a new sports medicine practice in Round Rock, Texas, in July, according to the Patch.

Toronto Blue Jays second baseman Devon Travis underwent a procedure on his right knee to remove frayed cartilage, SportsNet reports.