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Neal ElAttrache, MD, performed elbow surgery on Los Angeles Clippers forward Blake Griffin, according to a CBS Sports report.

James Andrews, MD, performed knee surgery on Detroit Tigers' Victor Martinez, according to a report from The Detroit News.

New data on young athletes who specialize in one sport shows there is an independent risk of injury and overuse, according to an article in The American Journal of Sports Medicine.

David Altchek, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City, performed knee surgery on Milwaukee Bucks point guard Kendall Marshall, according to a Fox Sports report.

James Andrews, MD, founder of the Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine in Gulf Breeze, Fla., performed knee surgery on Philadelphia 76ers guard Tony Wroten, according to an SB Nation report.

Orlando (Fla.) Orthopaedic Center has been named the primary medical provider for the Orlando Predators, a professional arena football team.

Los Angeles Angels outfielder Josh Hamilton will undergo shoulder surgery, according to a Yahoo Sports report.

Along with being combined into one integrated unit, Baptist Health South Florida's orthopedic and sports medicine services is getting a new name, reports the Herald Online.

According to new research out of Australia, athletes who get their beauty sleep the most consistently could also call it their ''performance sleep,'' too.

During the third quarter of the Super Bowl, Seattle Seahawks defensive end Cliff Avril took a hard shot from a New England Patriots player and laid motionless on the turf. To protect Mr. Avril, the team put him through an…