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To learn more about tendon injuries, the NBA and General Electric Healthcare partnered in July to implore researchers to study tendon injuries, according to ESPN.

In an opinion piece published in The New York Times, brain researcher Bennet Omalu, MD, is calling for a "legal age" to be placed on high-impact contact sports.

Julian Bailes, MD, neurosurgery chairman of the NorthShore Neurological Institute in Glenview, Ill., argued there is no conclusive evidence that points to long-term concussion damage in young football players, according to The Shreveport Times.

Martin O'Malley, MD, will perform ankle surgery on Brooklyn Nets' Rondae Hollis-Jefferson, according to a New York Post report.

Orthopedic surgeons Craig C. McKirgan, DO, and David T. Bizousky, MD, were honored for 20 years of service at Indiana Regional Medical Center, according to a report from The Indiana Gazette.

Orthopedic surgeon James Andrews, MD, will perform ACL repair surgery on Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco. Mr. Flacco injured his knee during a game against the St. Louis Rams, according to Baltimore Ravens.

Here are six orthopedic surgeons treating professional athletes this past month.

Louis W. Meeks, MD, was an orthopedic surgeon and mentor in sports medicine.

Matt Scotton, a physical therapist, is the recipient of the 2015 Outstanding Sports Medicine Award given by the Iowa High School Athletic Directors Association, according to the Newton Daily News.

Tiger Woods is recovering from a recent surgery he had done for pinched nerves in his back.