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Seattle-based UW Medicine Sports Health and Safety Institute rebranded as The Sports Institute at UW Medicine.

Birmingham, Ala.-based Brookwood Baptist Health will serve as the official medical provider for the Birmingham Iron, according to the Shelby County Reporter.

Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Surface Engineering and Thin Films in Braunschweig, Germany, developed a method to 3D-print patient-specific and stable plastic bone implants, according to 3D Printing Media Network.

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees gave James Andrews, MD, a commemorative football to recognize the orthopedic surgeon's role in Mr. Brees' record-breaking number of NFL career passing yards, KSRO.com reports.

William Workman, MD, surgically repaired the left shoulder of Oakland Athletic's third baseman Matt Chapman, MLB.com reports.

In2Bones Global launched its PEEK PitStop Subtalar Implant for flat foot deformity.

Jeffrey Yao, MD, performed surgery on Toronto Raptors center Jonas Valanciunas' left thumb.

Golden Valley, Minn.-based Twin Cities Orthopedics started construction on its sports performance and physical therapy center in Waconia, Minn.

Medical device company PrinterPrezz, which combines metal 3D-printing, nanotechnologies and surgical expertise to design and manufacture medical devices that can be brought to market faster, opened its first innovation center in Fremont, Calif.

Bethlehem, Pa.-based St. Luke's University Health Network has been selected as the official sports medicine provider for Blue Bell, Pa.-based Montgomery County Community College, The Intelligencer reports.