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Blackhawks—his specialty is surgery. And for repairing torn tendons and ligaments, Terry and other sports surgeons rely on a procedure called arthroscopy. The process begins with the surgeon making a small incision near the injured joint, then moving thin, pencil-shaped devices into the area. The arthroscope has a light and a tiny

Sports surgeons operate on patients in hospital settings. Many modern surgeries use cameras to look inside the patient as they work; doctors here are watching the screen in the background.

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