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Timothy Hewett, PhD, and doctoral candidate Christopher Nagelli of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., argue that athletes should sit for two full years after tearing their ACLs, according to the study they published in Sports Medicine.

Henry Ruiz, MD, of Gadsden (Ala.) Regional Medical Center, became the first surgeon in the state to use Israel-based Expanding Orthopedics' FLXfit 3-D Expandable Cage, according to Yahoo! Finance.

Here are five orthopedic surgeons who were involved in treating professional athletes in January:

Roger Härtl, MD, is the director of spine surgery at Weill Cornell Brain and Spine Center in New York. His clinical practice focuses on minimally invasive spine surgery and he has published on novel techniques throughout his career, including lateral…

The University of Colorado at Colorado Springs announced the namesake of its new sports medicine and performance center on Feb. 1, 2017.

Stacie Grossfeld, MD, of Orthopaedic Specialists in Louisville, Ky., created a video series modeled her videos after the Santa Monica ACL Prevention Program.

Zion Research reports that the global sports medicine device market will grow at a CAGR of 4.7% between 2015 and 2020.

Roger Härtl, MD, has utilized the Airo system — developed by Munich, Germany-based Brainlab and Shirley, Mass.-based Mobius — in more procedures than any other surgeon in the northeastern United States.

Antonia Zaferiou, PhD, joined the Chicago-based Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush team as the director of motion analysis.

Joseph E. Noonan, MD, comes to Franklin Memorial Hospital from Crossroads Orthopedic Sub Specialists in Waterford, Conn.