Robert LaPrade, MD, a complex knee surgeon with The Steadman Clinic in Vail, Colo., and chief medical research officer for the Steadman Philippon Research Institute, discusses the biggest trends and challenges in sports medicine research today.
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James Andrews, MD, founder of Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine, recently performed knee surgery on WWE Champion CM Punk, also known as Phillip Jack Brooks, according to an Examiner report.
The Ohio Senate has passed a student-athlete concussion bill stating students would have to be removed immediately from play when they show signs of concussion, according to a report from The Columbus Dispatch.
Timothy Williams, MD, an orthopedic surgeon, performed the first operation in the United States using an iPod-based navigation system at Franciscan St. Francis Health in Indianapolis, according to a USA Today report.
Gary Stewart, MD, and Sourendra Raut, MD, of Resurgens Orthopaedics in Atlanta, recently participated in the Our Hearts to Your Soles event for charitable foot care.
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Allen Hord, MD, a pain management physician with Interventional Spine and Pain Management in Atlanta, served as a mission director for The Flying Doctors of America trip to Cambodia this fall.
Johns Hopkins researchers published an article, which said medical professionals need to rethink opioid prescribing to protect patients and overall public health, according to Health Canal.
IU Health has brought on a new team of orthopedic specialists for its Level 1 trauma center.
The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons has selected the fellows for its 2013-2014 Leadership Fellows Program, according to an AAOS Now report.
Bryan Kelly, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City, will perform hip surgery on New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez, according to an MLB report.