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Michael Eckstein, president of Kinatrax, set out to use markerless motion-capture technology in the MLB, revolutionizing how we understand pitching through video technology and data displaying the bio-mechanics of a pitcher, reports CBS DC.

A recent study in the International Journal of Sports Medicine reported a 24-hour non-stop ultra-marathon 0-20 degrees Celsius resulted in a circulatory endotoxaemia and pro-inflammatory cytokinaemia, counteracted by a compensatory anti-inflammatory response. The findings are the results of blood samples…

New York Yankees head team physician Christopher Ahmad, MD, will perform Tommy John surgery on right-handed pitcher Sergio Santos' right elbow, reports Covers.

David Porter, MD, performed ankle surgery on Chicago Bulls forward Taj Gibson, according to a CBS Chicago report.

Jason Davenport, MD, medical director and lead team physician for Central Michigan University Athletics in Mt. Pleasant, has passed away, reports Central Michigan Life.

Mayo Clinic Square has officially opened in downtown Minneapolis. The building marks the partnership of Mayo Clinic, the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Minnesota Lynx.

Here are seven orthopedic surgeons making headlines this past week.

Only about half of athletes who return to play after multiple surgeries to fix a knee ligament perform to the same level they did before their surgery, reports Fox News, citing a recent British Journal of Sports Medicine meta-analysis.

New surgical procedures and alternatives have been developed to decrease painkiller addictions that can result in fatalities, according to the Edmond Sun.  

David M. Joyner, MD, was named senior vice president and executive director of the Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine in Gulf Breeze, Fla.