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New York Methodist Hospital recently opened its Institution for Orthopedic Medicine and Surgery at the Scott Medical Center in Canarsie, reports Brooklyn Daily.

The largest not-for-profit healthcare system in Texas is pairing up with America's team to build a new sports medicine facility in Frisco, reports Dallas News.

Vikram Sathyendra, MD, an orthopedic surgeon, has moved from a Baltimore-area hospital to Allegheny Health Network's Steel Valley Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, reports the Pittsburgh Business Times.

A team from the Cimav-operated Research Center for Advanced Materials is delving into the realm of nanotech as they attempt to improve the ways metal structures fuse with bone, reports Meddeviceonline.com.

Pat McKenzie, MD, has been meeting with Green Bay Packers star quarterback Aaron Rodgers every day this week in preparation for a big playoff game versus the Dallas Cowboys this weekend, says a Fox Sports report.

Richard Parker, MD, continues to assess Cleveland Cavs' LeBron James as his medical team works to bring the all-star back to the court after two weeks on the bench, according to an ABC report.

Dallas-based Advanced Microsurgery of the Spine has started a new website meant to improve patient-provider communications and education.

With the help of new robotic spine surgery, Andrew Cannestra, MD, was able to straighten the back of a woman who had suffered for years from severe scoliosis.

Tampa Bay Lightning team physician Ira Guttentag, MD, will perform an arthroscopic procedure on defenseman Radko Gudas sometime this week, the team says.

Of course, orthopedic surgeons at all levels of every sport respond to athletes when they get injured. However, it takes another level of care and preparation for professional athletes to meet the demands of their level of competition.