The Wall Street Journal reports on how Bryan T. Kelly, MD, MBA, HSS president, surgeon-in-chief and medical director has come to many athletes' rescue with his clinical expertise. 

Dr. Kelly has operated on more than 100 professional athletes over the last decade, joining a select few surgeons who have made their reputations by mastering an advanced form of hip arthroscopy. 

His patient list includes a handful of high-profile athletes from teams including the Philadelphia Phillies, New York Giants, and Boston Bruins to name a few, whose careers he has salvaged or enhanced.

Such results appear to be becoming more common, if for no other reason than those doctors who specialize in treating the hip, such as Dr. Kelly, have become more adept in arthroscopy and more proactive in recommending it. Dr. Kelly said he performs 500 arthroscopies each year, many on former high school or collegiate athletes or on weekend warriors who, without surgery, will develop arthritis.

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