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Is rotator cuff repair getting better? Or is it still a major expense to the healthcare system without better quality?

Ian Shrier, MD, a Canada-based sports medicine physician, has established a ten-module online course on sports and exercise, according to a report by the McGill Reporter.

Robert Brophy, MD, team physician for the St. Louis Rams, was awarded the Arthur C. Rettig, M.D. Award at the NFL Physicians Society Scientific Meeting and Symposium.

Robert Anderson, MD, and Martin O'Malley, MD, consulted with Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant regarding increased soreness in his right foot, after which the decision was made that Mr. Durant will undergo a foot procedure, according to an article…

Kyle Busch, an American stock car racing driver, will undergo foot surgery, to be performed by Robert Anderson, MD, according to a Sporting News report.

Orthopedic injuries are a hazard of the job for professional athletes. Yet, most athletes are able to undergo treatment — sometimes surgery — and then return to an elite level of play.

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.