Sports Medicine

Sports medicine specializes in preventing, diagnosing and treating injuries related to participating in sports and/or exercise, specifically the rotation or deformation of joints or muscles caused by engaging in such physical activities.

Once perceived as discipline concerned only with repairing athletes' traumatic injuries, sports medicine is now recognized as a medical science that is expanding the understanding of the body's integrated response to all forms of physical activity.

Click on the topics below to find out more from the Orthopaedic connection website of American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.

• ACL Injury: Should it be fixed?
• ACL Reconstruction
• Activities After a Knee Replacement
• Additional Resources on the Knee
• Adolescent Anterior Knee Pain
• Arthritis of the Knee
• Care of the Aging Knee: Baby Boomers May Need Lifestyle Changes
• Cemented and Cementless Knee Replacement
• Deep Vein Thrombosis
• Frequently Asked Questions about Osteoarthritis of the Knee
• Goosefoot (Pes Anserine) Bursitis of the Knee
• Knee Arthroscopy
• Knee Arthroscopy Exercise Guide
• Knee Implants
• Knee Ligament Injuries
• Knee Replacement Exercise Guide
• Kneecap (Prepatellar) Bursitis
• Meniscal Tear
• Meniscal Transplants
• Minimally Invasive Total Knee Replacement
• Nonsurgical Treatment Options for Osteoarthritis of the Knee
• Orthopaedists Research Female Knee Problems
• Osgood-Schlatter Disease (Knee Pain)
• Osteonecrosis of the Knee
• Osteotomy and Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty
• Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) Tear
• Rotating Platform/Mobile-bearing Knees
• Runner's Knee (Patellofemoral Pain)
• Surgical Treatment of Osteoarthritis of the Knee
• The Impact of Osteoarthritis of the Knee
• The Knee
• Total Knee Replacement
• Unstable Kneecap
• Viscosupplementation Treatment for Arthritis

Sports Medicine Topics

Click on the topics below to find out more from the Orthopaedic connection website of
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons .

• Exercises for Young Athletes
• Heat Injury
• Muscle contusion (bruise)
• Muscle cramp
• Playing it Safe on the Tennis Court
• Prevent Golf Injuries
• Prevent Inline Skating Injuries
• Prevent Scooter-Related Injuries
• Return To Play
• Shin splints
• Skateboarding Safety
• Sports Nutrition
• Sprains and Strains
• Stress Fractures
• Women and ACL Injuries