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