J.W. Thomas Byrd, M.D., team physician for the NFL's Tennesee Titans, will perform the hip arthroscopy on Erie Otters winger Michael Liambas on Friday. Boyd, founder of the Nashville Sports Medicine and Orthopedic Center in Nashville, Tenn., is considered an international expert in the field of hip arthroscopy, said Bob Howden, Erie Shriners Hospital's director of public relations. Dr. David Babins, the Otters' orthopedic physician, and Dr. William Schrantz, an orthopedic surgeon at Shriners Hospital, will assist Boyd in the procedure.

– Victor Fernandes