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Here are 16 orthopedic surgeons in the news this past week.

A study published in the Orthopedic Journal of Sports Medicine suggests that certain weather may affect NFL players' potential risk for sustaining concussions, as reported by Forbes.

Bert R. Mandelbaum, MD, with the Santa Monica (Calif.) Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine Group and Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic in Los Angeles, performed knee surgery on LA Galaxy forward Robbie Keane, according to LA Galaxy Communications.

IASIS Healthcare, the Phoenix Suns and Phoenix Mercury have opened a first-of-its-kind $7.9 million multispecialty clinic in Phoenix.

Cambridge, Mass.-based Harvard University researchers developed an app to analyze former NFL players' health, according to SB Nation.

Beacon Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine and the Christ Hospital Health Network, both based in Cincinnati, are collaborating to provide sports medicine services at Ohio-based Wyoming City Schools, according to a Cincinnati Business Courier report.

East Bay Sports Medicine in Concord, Calif., has joined Muir Orthopaedic Specialists to provide a larger network of orthopedic service offerings to California’s Bay Area community, according to the EconoTimes.

This summer, Northern Michigan Sports Medicine Center will open its seventh facility in Boyne City, according to petoskeynews.com.

The Norwin School Board in Pennsylvania has approved a contract with Excela Health Orthopedics and Sports Medicine in Greensburg, Pa., according to a Tribune-Review report.

Boston University School of Medicine researchers found more than 90 percent of deceased NFL players' brains they studied had chronic traumatic encephalopathy, according to NBC Sports.