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New York-based United Health Services broke ground on the UHS Comprehensive Orthopedic Center in Binghamton, N.Y.

Patients benefit from one-on-one education sessions and access to an informational web portal before undergoing knee or hip replacement surgery, according to a study at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York.

Here are 10 orthopedic surgeons in the news this past week:

James Andrews, MD, performed elbow surgery on Dallas Cowboys free agent defensive end Jeremy Mincey, according to an ESPN report.

Among orthopedic surgeons, the three most-frequently cited primary areas of practice are sports medicine (15.8 percent), hand surgery (10.8 percent) and total joint procedures (10.4 percent), according to the 2014 Orthopaedic Surgeon Census from the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.

Indianapolis Airport Authority's will vote on a proposal to build a $500 million sports medical complex on the unused land at Indianapolis International Airport, according to The Washington Times.

For patients choosing to travel abroad for surgical services, orthopedic procedures are among the highest in demand, according to the 2015 Medical Tourism Survey conducted by the Medical Tourism Association, an international nonprofit trade organization.

A $40 million Sports Medicine and Performance Center is planned to begin construction in mid-2018 and open on the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs campus by the end of 2019, according to The Gazette.

Paralympian David Smith will no longer compete in the 2016 Rio Games due to spinal tumor surgery, according to The Scotsman.

Thomas K. Bond, MD, a regenerative medicine specialist at TotalCare Health & Wellness Medical Center in Lafayette, La., is helping a dream come true for Olympic gymnast Matthew Hicks.