Steven Shin, MD, an orthopedic surgeon with Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic in Los Angeles, performed hand surgery on Los Angeles Angels outfielder Vernon Wells, according to an SB Nation report.

Here are 14 athletes who recently underwent orthopedic surgery and the surgeons who performed their procedures.

Physicians and researchers recently examined the impact of nonoperative treatment for humeral medial epicondylar fragmentation in young baseball players and published their findings in the American Journal for Sports Medicine.

Ron Taylor, MD, former Major League Baseball pitcher and team physician for the Toronto Blue Jays, threw out the ceremonial first pitch at a recent game, according to an MLB report.

Marvin Royster, MD, an orthopedic surgeon, performed knee surgery on Atlanta Braves third baseman Chipper Jones, according to a USA Today report.

James Andres, MD, founder of Andrews Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Institute in Gulf Breeze, Fla., completed a positive study on IntelliSkin, a performance enhancing apparel brand.

Abdominal muscle strains among professional baseball players has been increasing over the past two decades, occurring more frequently early in the season, according to a study published in the American Journal of Sports Medicine.

James Andrews, MD, recently treated Blue Jays pitcher Jesse Litsch with a platelet-rich plasma injection to help heal shoulder inflammation, according to a National Post report.

Charles Bush-Joseph, MD, an orthopedic surgeon with Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush in Chicago, was recently elected president of the Major League Baseball Team Physicians Association, according to an AAOS Now news report.

Red Sox relief pitcher Bobby Jenks underwent emergency surgery in Phoenix following an alleged botched spinal decompression surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, according to a Boston Globe report.