There are so many surgical options out there for treating the young child tearing their ACL trying to minimize the risk of either arthritis or growth plate disturbance.  Surgical techniques have been developed that do not require drill tunnels, tunnels that do not cross the growth plate, and even repairing the torn ACL directly without replacing it.  

In this post focusing on the pediatric ACL, Dr. Bill Sterett talks about ACL injuries in kids and adolescents. When is it time for kids to get ACL surgery? What are the unique factors when it comes to the children's ACL injuries. And more...

Let's talk about a topic that people are REALLY interested in (especially athletes who want to get back onto the fields of friendly strife), and that's how to decide when it’s ok to return to sports after your ACL surgery.

After hosting last year's 2015 World Championships, Beaver Creek, Vail Valley, and Summit County are ready to rock.  Not to mention all this talk of "El Nino"... more snow anyone? I say let's do this. Of course, now's the part where I pivot to talk about what you expect me to talk about-- knee injuries.  I know some of you are recovering from skiing's most notorious injury, the big, bad, ACL Tear.  

It seems to be very confusing that there are two different types of cartilage within the knee.  Lets see if we can make this EPIC MYSTERY a little clearer and way easier to understand.   

Everybody seems to be dialed into the fact that the meniscus is an important part of the cushioning of the knee joint.  In fact, an intact meniscus, along with neutral alignment, is the best way to prevent long term wear and tear arthritis, also known as osteoarthritis.  

The human meniscus is a wedge shaped structure in the knee that consists of fibrocartilage, a very tough but pliable material. The medial meniscus is located on the inside of the knee (towards the middle of the body) and the lateral meniscus is located on the outside of the knee...

The best testimonies to the improved surgery and rehab are the athletes who have succeeded on a high level post-operation. Here are a few athletes who have come back from catastrophic injuries to continue competing at a world-class level.

The good news is that we now have methods of getting most everybody back to their chosen lifestyle following an injury to the dreaded Anterior Cruciate Ligament...

In this article we'll talk about Osteotomy, which translates to "cutting the bone." By cutting the femur or tibia, then reshaping it, pressure is relieved from the knee joint....

Vail is truly special! It’s also home to some of the world’s best orthopedic surgeons.