NEAL ELATTRACHE, M.D.: MANNY PACQUIAO GOOD TO TRAIN IN 6 MONTHS (Orthopedics This Week)
During their careers, most professional athletes have a string of injuries. They suffer for a bit—or a lot—for glory. During the recent dustup between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao, the latter party emerged scathed. He turned to his orthopedic surgeon, Neal ElAttrache, M.D., for advice and ultimately, an operating room. Dr. ElAttrache, who is with the Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic in Los Angeles, tells OTW, “Manny was having shoulder pain during his training period. This was several weeks before the ...