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Picture of Kobe getting his sutures removed. The surgeon is dressed darn nice. I have also never heard of the surgery place.

Posted by James Bond (aka phone) (aka Igor) Apr 30 '13, 14:05

Per LA Times it is Dr. ElAttrache, director of the Sports Medicine Fellowship program at Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic in Los Angeles.

I would have thought he would go to some big name academic place.

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I've heard of them before, from surgeries on other athletes. -- nm - b. Apr 30, 14:11 5
- here's some trivia: the Jobe there is Frank Jobe - he performed the first "Tommy John" surgery. nm but: -- (link) - b. Apr 30, 14:24 1
  - Looks like he was - James Bond (aka phone) Apr 30, 14:37
- On second thought, it probably is better than any academic place. You want a spot that is like a factory. All they do is ortho 24x7. -- nm - James Bond (aka phone) Apr 30, 14:13 1
  - yep. academic can be better for unusual or less common things, though. -- nm - b. Apr 30, 14:15
- and, heh, both my main surgeons always dress very nicely; but they usually lose the suit jacket. -- nm - b. Apr 30, 14:13

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Picture of Kobe getting his sutures removed. The surgeon is dressed darn nice. I have also never heard of the surgery place.

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