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In an interview with Sports Illustrated, Diane Dahm, MD, orthopedic surgeon and caretaker for the Minnesota Twins and Minnesota Timberwolves, discussed her unusual role as a female team physician.

Philadelphia-based Rothman Institute has the most publications in three major peer-reviewed orthopedic journals, according to a study in the Journal of Arthroplasty.

The American Shoulder and Elbow Society has named the members of its 2015 to2016 executive committee, according to an AAOS Now report.

Jeffrey R. Dugas, MD, performed shoulder surgery on professional wrestler John Cena, according to a Fox Sports report.

Martin O'Malley, MD, is slated to perform foot and ankle surgery on Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant, according to a Star-Telegram report.

David Altchek, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City, performed knee surgery on Toronto Raptors forward DeMarre Carroll, according to an NBA report.

Along with Washington, D.C.-based Children's National Health System and MedStar Sports Medicine, InjureFree's technology for injury documentation and reporting has been selected to support a new program in the District of Columbia.

  Wolters Kluwer has added primary care sports medicine to UpToDate.

A new tackling training intervention, during which players did not wear helmets, reduced head impacts in collegiate football players, according to a study in the Journal of Athletic Training.

Marcus Cook, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at Novant Orthopedic Hospital in Charlotte, N.C., will perform knee surgery on Charlotte Hornets’ Al Jefferson, according to a CBS Sports report.