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Donald D. Chipman, MD, a fellowship-trained pain management specialist, has joined Orthopaedic Associates in Florida.

Richard Ferkel, MD, diagnosed Boban Marjanović with significant bony edema in his left ankle, according to Pounding the Rock.

A majority of hospitals performed between 500 and 1,000 joint replacement procedures in 2014, according to the 2015 Joint Replacement Benchmark Report by Ortho Service Line.

Neal ElAttrache, MD, will perform elbow surgery on Los Angeles Dodgers' first-round pick Walker Buehler, according to a Los Angeles Times report.

The New York Giants named Scott A. Rodeo, MD, its new head team physician, according to a report on the Giants website.

Mercy Hospital will host a training session for athletic trainers to learn how to best treat sport-related injuries for high school football players in St. Louis, according to KSPR.

Richard Ostrup, MD, of Neurosurgical Medical Clinic of La Jolla (Calif.), warned that concussions in young athletes can be very serious.

Experts are finding a relationship between sports injury and prescription drug addiction, according to Vavel.

Neal ElAttrache, MD, will perform an elbow procedure on Los Angeles Angels pitcher C.J. Wilson, according to a report by The Orange County Register.

Physicians are not screening for heart conditions in young athletes in Texas, although some would argue they should, according to the Houston Chronicle.