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The Kerlan-Jobe Orthopedic Clinic's Neal ElAttrache, MD, and Steve Lombardo, MD, performed rotator cuff surgery on NBA all-star Kobe Bryant on Wednesday morning, the LA Times reports.

Keith M. Baumgarten, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at the Orthopedic Institute in Sioux Falls, S.D., has been elected as a member of the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons, reports the Argus Leader.

Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Vontaze Burfict is undergoing microfracture surgery in his knee, performed by Neal ElAttrache, MD, according to an NFL report.

Orthopedic sports medicine physician Marc Philippon, MD, was named among the top 101 most influential Canadians in baseball, according to the Toronto Sun.

After examining all-star Kobe Bryant on Friday, Los Angeles Lakers team physician Steven Lombardo, MD, said he found a considerable rotator cuff tear, ABC News reports.

Brooklyn Nets forward Mirza Teletovic could have died had he gotten on an airplane, the New York Daily News reports — but he didn't thanks to the savvy advice of the team trainer and team physician.

October 2014 Issue of Becker's Spine Review

Orr Limpisvati, MD, an orthopedic Surgeon at the Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic in Los Angeles and the team physician for the Anaheim Ducks, recently spoke with Fansided about his experience in dealing with injuries in one of the most popular sports…

Lee Kaplan, MD, the University of Miami's team physician, played a key role in letting a son follow in his father's footsteps — on the football team — the Miami Herald reports.

Two Los Angeles-area orthopedic facilities have started offering a new system for the treatment of anterior and interior knee pain.