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Bradley S Baker, MD Clinical Professor, Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Orthopedic Sports Medicine, Sanford School of Medicine, University of South Dakota; Orthopedic Consultant/Team Physician, Sanford Sports Medicine

Bradley S Baker, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, American College of Sports Medicine, American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, Mid-America Orthopaedic Association, Arthroscopy Association of North America

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Bryce T Wolf, MD Sports Medicine Fellow, Taos Orthopedic Institute

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James H Lubowitz, MD Director, Taos Orthopaedic Institute, Taos Orthopaedic Institute Research Foundation (TOIRF), and Taos Orthopaedic Institute Sports Medicine Fellowship Training Program; Clinical Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of New Mexico School of Medicine

James H Lubowitz, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Arthroscopy Association of North America

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Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy; Editor-in-Chief, Medscape Drug Reference

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Henry T Goitz, MD Academic Chair and Associate Director, Detroit Medical Center Sports Medicine Institute; Director, Education, Research, and Injury Prevention Center; Co-Director, Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Fellowship

Henry T Goitz, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine

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Craig C Young, MD Professor, Departments of Orthopedic Surgery and Community and Family Medicine, Medical Director of Sports Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin

Craig C Young, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Family Physicians, American College of Sports Medicine, American Medical Society for Sports Medicine, Phi Beta Kappa

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Leslie Milne, MD Assistant Clinical Instructor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Harvard University School of Medicine

Leslie Milne, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Sports Medicine

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