Dr. Reed Estes, assistant professor of orthopedic surgery at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and team physician for the UAB football team, said Ware's injury "looks like a pretty bad break to both his tibia and fibula, " the two long bones in the lower leg.
As a last resort, he visited David Altchek, who coincidentally serves as the Mets' team physician.
After displaying any concussion symptoms, the player must be analyzed by an independent neurologist as well as his team physician.
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He's also an adjunct faculty member at the School of Kinesiology, and team physician in the University of Minnesota Athletic Department.
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Youkilis said he was told by Yankees team physician Dr. Christopher Ahmad that the injury would not threaten his career or require surgery.
Santana flew to New York on Wednesday to meet with team physician David Altchek and receive an MRI on his shoulder, which revealed the tear.
The Yankees haven't given a timetable for his return, and will not until Rodriguez sees team physician Dr. Christopher Ahmad in New York on Thursday.
And a player removed for the duration of a practice or game shouldn't return until cleared by both a team physician and an independent neurological consultant.
Dr. Jon Drezner, an associate professor of family medicine at the University of Washington and team physician for pro football's Seattle Seahawks, said blunt trauma to a child's chest can send the heart into an abnormal rhythm.
Cigna Medical Group, the medical practice unit of Cigna HealthCare of Arizona, with 25 health centers in the Phoenix area, has a Home-Based Care Team that includes nurse practitioners and physician assistants.
They must at least have telecommunication with a physician, because they are technically working in a team.
That means the doctor will oversee a team of less- highly paid nurses, physician assistants and orderlies who will perform many basic tasks.
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