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The National Football League suspended helmet sensor use in a voluntary pilot program designed for researchers to collect data about how often, and hard, players are hit in the head, according to a New York Times report.

Texas Rangers team physician Keith Meister, MD, will perform surgery on the team's second baseman Jurickson Profar's right shoulder, according to a St. Louis Post-Dispatch report.

Here are 11 orthopedic surgeons in the news over the past week.

Hospital for Special Surgery's Answorth Allen, MD, will perform knee surgery on New York Knicks All-Star Carmelo Anthony, according to an NY Post report.

Here are 10 orthopedic surgeons how performed surgery for professional athletes over the past few weeks.

Three surgeons performed foot surgery on Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Kenley Jansen to remove a growth from his foot, according to a Bleacher Report article.

Here are 22 orthopedic surgeons recently joining new practices, hospitals or retiring from practice altogether.

Charles Bush-Joseph, MD, medical director and head team physician for the Chicago White Sox, was awarded an honorary membership to the National Athletic Trainers Association.

Orthopedic surgeon Stacie Grossfield, MD, and personal trainer Cindy Geer have partnered to create a program focused on fitness in young women.

James Andrews, MD, founder of the Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine in Pensacola, Fla., performed elbow surgery on Braves relief pitcher Shae Simmons, according to an AJC report.