MacBook Pro USB Hubs no longer working

Hello Apple Support.
My 13" Mid 2012 MacBook Pro (Running OSX Mavericks) is having some odd issues recently. I have 2 USB 3.0 hubs. One of them works perfectly fine, the other doesn't work at all. I've plugged everything from mice to USBS's, but the computer doesn't recognise them nor show up in the System Report (Apple>About this Mac>More Info>System Report>Hardware>USB)
I have already tried resetting the PRAM/VRAM to no avail.
I stumbled across this problem as I have previously bootcamped my mac with Windows 7 Ultimate. However when I woke up I saw that my corded mouse was not working. I restarted my MacBook Pro into OS X, and identified that 1 one of USB ports is faulty, the other perfectly fine.
Yes, I have tried restarting (it was the first thing I did), but the problem persisted.
Could it be a physical problem? What should I do now?
Regards
Andrew

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1. I live in Atlanta, close enough to an Apple store. But I just know that going there will probably mean I'll have to get the logic board replaced.
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USB Hi-Speed Bus:
Host Controller Location:          Built-in USB
Host Controller Driver:          AppleUSBEHCI
PCI Device ID:          0x1c2d
PCI Revision ID:          0x0005
PCI Vendor ID:          0x8086
Bus Number:          0xfa
FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in):
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Current Required (mA):          500
Hub:
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Current Available (mA):          500
Current Required (mA):          2
BRCM2070 Hub:
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Vendor ID:          0x0a5c (Broadcom Corp.)
Version:           1.00
Speed:          Up to 12 Mb/sec
Manufacturer:          Apple Inc.
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Current Required (mA):          94
Bluetooth USB Host Controller:
Product ID:          0x821a
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Manufacturer:          Apple Inc.
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Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad:
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PCI Revision ID:          0x0005
PCI Vendor ID:          0x8086
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Current Available (mA):          500
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Location ID:          0xfd110000 / 3
Current Available (mA):          500
Current Required (mA):          100
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