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Saints QB Drew Brees says he plans to start vs. Arizona on Sunday
METAIRIE, La. — New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton said he might wait until Sunday to name his starting quarterback. But Drew Brees hopes to make the decision easy for him. Read the full story online
Read MoreSaints Quarterback Drew Brees undergoes InternalBrace surgery on thumb
New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees became the first NFL quarterback to undergo surgery to repair a torn UCL in his thumb, but he had one of the best stars in sports to discuss the procedure with. Shortly before going under the knife, Brees met with two-time baseball MVP Mike Trout, Read full story online here…
Read MorePaul Lawrie savours Scottish Senior Open success
Paul Lawrie won the Scottish Senior Open to claim his first Staysure Tour title in front of a home crowd at Craigielaw Golf Club. The 1999 Open champion battled gusty conditions throughout the final round to record a level par round of 71 to win his maiden over-50s title by two shots from Peter Baker…
Read More‘Less may be more’ when it comes to ACL repair
This article first appeared in Orthopaedic Product News on July 3 2019 Gregory S. DiFelice, MD, of the Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, talks about primary ACL repair Q: What is the latest news with primary ACL repair? A: Well, it seems that the ice is starting to break as more and more…
Read MoreThe InternalBrace – transforming the management of ligament injuries
This first appeared in Orthopaedic Product News in September 2018 For more than 30 years the accepted orthopaedic approach to joint instability, secondary to ligament injury, has been reconstruction with allograft or autograft in both the acute and chronic situation The quest for anatomical repair and restoration of function has been superseded by reconstruction with…
Read MoreSlow play intervention brought Paul Lawrie a bad reaction
Published in The Courier 20/02/19 By Steve Scott. Read online here Trying to use peer pressure among fellow golf professionals to end slow play doesn’t work – and Paul Lawrie has lost friends as a result. The former Open champion, slowly making a return to playing competitively after ankle surgery, was yesterday launching the Farmfoods…
Read MoreBaseball’s next miracle surgery
First published in Fansided By Will Caroll “It’s a game changer.” That phrase is often just hype, but when you hear it come from not one, but four of the top orthopedic surgeons in the country, it’s time to take note. True changes in sports medicine come about once in a generation. Tommy John surgery,…
Read MoreNew anterior cruciate ligament surgery to repair skiing knee injuries
Published in The Telegraph, March 30, 2016 By Daryll Ball It all went horribly wrong last February at the annual magazine ski test in Kühtai, Austria. I was in the resort’s terrain park, went too slow on a 360 – a classic mistake I tell all my coaching students not to do – and landed cleanly…
Read MoreGB skier does the double with second revolutionary operation at top orthopaedic hospital
First published in Racer Ready, December 14 2016 By Neil McQuoid British Alpine skier, Jai Geyer, is making amazing progress in rehabilitation this season, after having a revolutionary Internal Brace fitted into a second knee joint, at BMI Ross Hall Hospital in Glasgow. READ THE FULL ARTICLE ONLINE HERE
Read MoreRugby World Cup 2015, big hits making game too dangerous, warn top surgeons
First published in the Sydney Morning Herald, October 14 2015 By Daniel Schofield and Richard Bath Two leading sports surgeons have warned that rugby’s attrition rate is fast becoming unsustainable after statistics showed that the number of players who have had to withdraw from the World Cup through injury has more than doubled. Already 34…
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