A 13-year-old Level 9 gymnast is being seen in sports medicine clinic for chronic right elbow pain for two years.

Basically an overuse injury related to repetitive pointing of the foot downward. In sports this is typically seen in soccer and ballet

Injury to the tendon can be problematic for athletes in a variety of sports. Due to significant stresses with sprinting sports as well as wi

As in most things in medicine, there are patterns to watch for when suspecting a stress fracture of the lumbar spine. The first piece of imp

Triangular Fibrocartilage Complex Tear (TFCC) injuries typically occur from direct trauma or repetitive impact to the wrist. Most individual

Osgood-Schlatter's Disease (Tibial Tuberosity Apophysitis) is specific to pediatric athletes, usually in the age range of 8 to 15 years,

A PCL injury typically occurs as a direct contact to the front of the lower leg, when the knee is in a 90 degree bent position. The classic

First, you need to get yourself oriented to the anatomy of the knee. The femur is the upper thigh bone and the tibia is the lower shin bone

The primary stabilizing ligaments over the outside (lateral) of the ankle are called the anterior talofibular ligament (ATFL), calcaneofibul

It is certainly possible that he had a small tear in the past but it was felt that he could finish the season. I have seen this type of cour

Injury to the tendon can be problematic for athletes in a variety of sports. Due to significant stresses with sprinting sports as well as wi

As in most growth plate injuries, the distal radius growth plate is predisposed to injury due to the relatively stronger attachments of the

A sesamoid injury can occur with overuse of the ball of the foot. In general, inflammation around the sesamoid bones that occurs from chroni

There are several supportive ligaments of the ankle that help keep it stable while performing sports activities. The primary stabilizing lig

Typically occurs with a direct force to the wrist, usually from a fall on an outstretched hand. In kids, we typically will see the injury oc

In athletes the injury typically occurs from two primary mechanisms. A labral tear can occur due to a traumatic injury, usually from multipl

Generally speaking in orthopedics, we use the two terms interchangeably, so I would say there is no difference between the two terms with re

At the immediate time of injury, the athlete may have sharp pain in the knee. With large tears, athletes will usually have dramatic swelling

An ACL Tear typically occurs as a non-contact injury with a planted foot on the ground.

Athletes will typically have swelling over the outside (lateral) aspect of the knee. There will also be tenderness to the touch over the lat