Sports Medicine is a branch of medicine that deals with physical fitness, treatment and prevention of injuries related to sports and exercise.
Our Sports Medicine Specialists are an individual group of physicians (orthopedic surgeons and physiologists) with specialized education and training in sports injuries and arthroscopic surgery; focusing on the medical and therapeutic aspects of sports participation and physical activity.
Hip
- Femoroacetabular impingement
- Femoral Head Avascular Necrosis
- Femoral Neck Stress Fracture
- Groin Injury
- Hip Dislocation
- Hip Fracture
- Hip Pointer
- Hip Tendonitis and Bursitis
- Osteitis Pubis
- Piriformis Syndrome
- Snapping Hip Syndrome
Knee
- Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury
- Jumper’s Knee
- Knee Osteochondritis Dissecans
- Lateral Collateral Knee Ligament Injury
- Medial Collateral Knee Ligament Injury
- Medial Synovial Plica Irritation
- Meniscus Injuries
- Patellar Injury and Dislocation
- Posterior Cruciate Ligament Injury
Patellofemoral Joint Syndromes
- Foot and Ankle
- Achilles Tendon Rupture
- Achilles Tendonitis
- Ankle Fracture in Sports Medicine
- Ankle Impingement Syndrome
- Ankle Sprain
- Athletic Foot Injuries
- Calcaneofibular Ligament Injury
- Metatarsal Stress Fracture
- Metatarsalgia
- Navicular Fracture
- Plantar Fasciitis
- Retrocalcaneal Bursitis
- Talofibular Ligament Injury
Lower Limb
- Femur Injuries and Fractures
- Hamstring Injury
- Iliopsoas Tendinitis
- Iliotibial Band Syndrome
- Medial Condylar Fracture of the Elbow
- Medial Gastrocnemius Strain
- Osgood-Schlatter Disease
- Peroneal Tendon Syndromes
- Quadriceps Injury
- Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis
Shoulder
- Acromioclavicular Joint Injury
- Clavicular Injuries
- Rotator Cuff Injury
- Shoulder Dislocation
- Shoulder Impingement Syndrome
- Superior Labrum Lesions
- Supraspinatus Tendonitis
- Swimmer’s Shoulder
Spine
- Atlantoaxial Injury and Dysfunction
- Cervical Disc Injuries
- Cervical Discogenic Pain Syndrome
- Cervical Facet Syndrome
- Cervical Radiculopathy
- Cervical Spine Acute Bony Injuries in Sports Medicine
- Cervical Spine Sprain/Strain Injuries
- Degenerative Lumbar Disc Disease in the Mature Athlete
- Lumbar Disk Problems in the Athlete
- Lumbosacral Disc Injuries
- Lumbosacral Discogenic Pain Syndrome
- Lumbosacral Facet Syndrome
- Lumbosacral Radiculopathy
- Lumbosacral Spine Acute Bony Injuries
- Lumbosacral Spine Sprain/Strain Injuries
- Lumbosacral Spondylolisthesis
- Lumbosacral Spondylolysis
- Pars Interarticularis Injury
- Sacroiliac Joint Injury
- Thoracic Disc Injuries
- Thoracic Discogenic Pain Syndrome
- Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
Upper Limb
- Bicipital Tendonitis
- Elbow and Forearm Overuse Injuries
- Elbow Dislocation
- Humeral Capitellum Osteochondritis Dissecans
- Lateral Epicondylitis
- Little League Elbow Syndrome
- Medial Epicondylitis
- Ulnar Collateral Ligament Injury
Wrist and Hand
- Carpal Bone Injuries
- Gamekeeper’s Thumb
- Hamate Fracture
- Hand Dislocation
- Jammed Finger
- Metacarpal Fracture and Dislocation
- Metacarpophalangeal Joint Dislocation
- Phalangeal Fractures
- Skier’s Thumb
Treatment Methods
Our Sports Medicine Orthopedic Surgeons perform arthroscopic surgical procedures in Day Care Hospitalization and surgical procedures requiring inpatient hospitalization. The decision to perform surgery as a day care patient or inpatient is related to the extent of the intervention required as well as other secondary factors such as medical problems of the patient.