Maybe the legions of baseball stars helped by Dr. James “Jimmy” Andrews got together and voted. However it happened, Alabama sports medicine legend is a little blown away. He—and his scrubs—are now appearing on a Topps Allen & Ginter baseball card.
“Jimmy” Andrews, M.D. Gets His Own Baseball Card!
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Dr. Andrews, who has operated on such luminaries as Emmitt Smith, and Drew Brees, is a founding member of Andrews Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Center in Birmingham, Alabama. He is also founder of the American Sports Medicine Institute and a past president of the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine.
Additionally, Dr. Andrews is senior consultant for the Washington Redskins professional football team; medical director for the Tampa Bay Rays professional baseball team; and medical director of the Ladies Professional Golf Association.
Dr. Andrews tells OTW, “This is so unique I don’t quite know how to comment! I am humbled that anyone would be interested.”
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This is a fascinating development. In my practice we've seen similar outcomes with the revised protocol. The key differentiator seems to be patient selection criteria. Has anyone else noticed the correlation with BMI thresholds?
Great point. I'd push back slightly on the conclusion, the sample size in the cited study is too small to draw population-level inferences. That said, the directional signal is compelling and worth a larger RCT.
We implemented a similar approach last year. Early results are promising but we're still gathering 12-month follow-up data. Happy to share our protocol if anyone is interested.
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