Sports Related Injuries

(Educational Tip Sheets from the American Academy of Orthopaedic Sports Medicine)
  • AC Joint Injuries
  • ACL Injuries
  • Anabolic Steroids
  • Ankle Sprains
  • Arthroscopy
  • Articular Cartilage Injury
  • Baseball/Softball Injuries
  • Cheerleading Injuries
  • Concussion
  • Cortisone Injections
  • Dance Injuries
  • Exercise and the Mature Athlete
  • Exercising for Bone Health
  • Football Injuries
  • Frozen Shoulder
  • Golf Injuries
  • Gymnastics Injuries
  • Hand and Wrist Injuries
  • Helmet Use in Snow Sports
  • Injured ACL
  • Lower Back Pain
  • Meniscal Tears
  • Off-Road Motorcycling and ATV Safety
  • Osteoarthritis
  • Overuse Injuries
  • Patellofemoral Pain
  • Plantar Fasciitis
  • Return to Play
  • Running and Jogging Injuries
  • Shoulder Impingement
  • Stress Fractures
  • Stretching/Flexibility
  • Tennis Elbow
  • Traumatic Shoulder Dislocation
  • Wrestling

Knee Injuries

  • The Knee
  • ACL Reconstruction
  • Activities after a Knee Replacement
  • Adolescent Anterior Knee Pain
  • Arthritis of the Knee
  • Cemented and Cementless Knee Replacements
  • Glucosamine and Chondroitin Sulfate
  • Glucosamine, Chondroitin Sulfate Clinical Trials
  • Knee Implants
  • Knee Ligament Injuries
  • Knee Ligament Injuries
  • Kneecap (prepatellar) Bursitis
  • Meniscal Tear
  • New Techniques to Restore Articular Cartilage
  • Osgood-Schlatter Disease (knee pain)
  • Osteotomy and Unicompartmental Knee Anthroplasty
  • Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) Tear
  • Viscosupplementation Treatment for Arthritis

Hip and Thigh Injuries

  • Hamstring Muscle Injuries
  • Hip Fractures
  • Hip Strains
  • Muscle Strains in the Thigh
  • Femoroacetabular Impingement (FAI)
  • Hip Bursitis
  • Inflammatory Arthritis of the Hip
  • Osteoarthritis of the Hip
  • Osteonecrosis of the Hip
  • Snapping Hip
  • Anesthesia for Hip and Knee Surgery
  • Hip Arthroscopy
  • Hip Conditioning Program
  • Preventing Blood Cots After Orthopaedic Surgery

Shoulder Injuries

  • The Shoulder
  • Arthritis of the Shoulder
  • Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery: Thermal Capsulorrhaphy
  • Broken Collarbone
  • Dislocated Shoulder
  • Fracture of the Shoulder Blade (Scapula)
  • Frozen Shoulder
  • Rotator Cuff Tears
  • Separated Shoulder
  • Shoulder Impingement (Bursitis, Tendinitis)
  • Shoulder Joint Replacement
  • Shoulder Joint Tear (Glenoid Labrum Tear)
  • Thoracic Outlet Syndrome

 


Hand & Wrist Injuries

  • About Hand Surgery
  • Why Visit a Hand Surgeon?
  • What is Hand Therapy?
  • Amputation and Prosthetics
  • Arthritis: Base of the Thumb
  • Arthritis: MP Joint
  • Arthritis: Osteoarthritis
  • Arthritis: Rheumatoid Arthritis
  • Brachial Plexus Injury
  • Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
  • Congenital Differences
  • Cumulative Trauma Disorder
  • deQuervain’s Syndrome
  • Dupuytren’s Disease
  • Extensor Tendon Injuries
  • Flexor Tendon Injuries
  • Ganglion Cysts
  • Hand Fractures
  • Kienbocks Disease
  • Nerve Injuries
  • Replantation
  • Scaphoid Fractures
  • Systemic Diseases
  • Tendon Transfer Surgery
  • Tennis Elbow Lateral Epicondylitis
  • Thumb Sprains
  • Trigger Finger Stenosing Tenosynovitis
  • Wrist Arthroscopy
  • Wrist Fractures
  • Wrist Sprains
  • Hand Safety
  • Hand Anatomy

Elbow Injuries

  • Biceps Tendon Tear at the Elbow
  • Distal Humerus Fractures of the Elbow
  • Elbow Fractures
  • Elbow Dislocations
  • Elbow Fractures in Children
  • Elbow Injuries in the Throwing Athlete
  • Nursemaid’s Elbow
  • Radial Head Fractures of the Elbow
  • Recurrent and Chronic Elbow Instability
  • Throwing Injuries in the Elbow of Children

Foot & Ankle Injuries

  • Foot Health Information
  • Tips for Healthy Feet
  • Foot Health Awareness
  • Achilles Tendinitis
  • Achilles Tendinosis
  • Ankle Fracture
  • Ankle Sprain
  • Arthritis of the Foot and Ankle
  • Chronic Lateral Ankle Pain
  • High Ankle Sprain
  • Insertional Achilles Tendinitis
  • Osteochondral Lesion
  • Peroneal Tendinosis
  • Pilon Fracture
  • Sprained Ankle
  • Talus Fracture
  • Heel Pain
  • Plantar Fasciitis
  • Plantar Fibroma and Plantar Fibromatosis
  • Rheumatoid Arthritis of the Foot and Ankle
  • Lisfranc Injury

 


Concussions

  • Concussion Basic Information
  • What is a Concussion?
  • Signs and Symptoms
  • What Should I do if a Concussion Occurs?
  • Concussion Prevention
  • Concussion in Sports

Spine Injuries

  • Spinal Cord Injuries Basic Facts
  • Spinal Cord Basics
  • Spinal Cord Anatomy
  • Levels of Injury
  • Glossary of Terms
  • Tips for Recovery
  • Fractures of the Thoracic and Lumbar Spine
  • Back Pain in Children
  • Herniated Disk
  • Low Back Pain
  • Osteoporosis and Spinal Fractures
  • Cervical Radiculopathy (Pinched Nerve)
  • Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy (Spinal Cord Compression)
  • Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
  • Scoliosis
  • Backpack Safety
  • Preventing Back Pain