Dealing with a Knee injury is not fun, but in this day and age, it doesn't have to be career-ending. In fact, there are some athletes who had amazing careers despite basically playing with no ACL.

When we see these bony changes on MRI, we perform a procedure, by injecting a bone graft substitute into the bone to seal up the insufficiency problem.

Cortisone is a 30 year old medication that we rarely use anymore.  While it is a very strong anti-inflammatory medication, it also had some destructive properties to the joints and tendons.

Well, we know that ACL injuries will occur most often in what we call "agility" sports. This fact is even more true when we look at our young high school athletes. Unfortunately, an ACL tear can be a major setback the health and well-being of the young athlete.

A torn meniscus (meniscus tear) will often produce pain, swelling and mechanical symptoms like catching or locking in the knee joint.

With a healthy program consisting of the right exercises, we can combat the effects of aging and prolong our physical health and support mental well-being.

A comprehensive list of research conducted by Dr. Sterett, complete with links to the US National Libary of Medicine/National Institutes of Health research site. 

Why are female athletes more likely to tear the ACL? What are some strategies to avoid the ACL Tear? And what happens when it's time for surgery and rehab? Here's the answer...

You aren't alone in wondering what the chances of re-tearing the ACL are. In fact, I get the question so much that I decided to put a video together answering the question for you!

What are the most common ski and snowboarding injuries? And what's the "highest risk" skier? Dr. Sterett answers the question in this info-graphic...

Let’s took at some of the current NBA players who are performing at a high level after suffering knee injuries.

If you love getting out onto the hill and spending a day sliding through powder or dipping in and out of the trees, you know that being in shape is a key to preventing injury. 

Ok, this is a big topic, and we covered it at length a couple of months ago, right here on the blog. But since I'm launching a ton of new Sports Medicine Minute content here on the site in the coming weeks, I thought I'd share a video on the topic! Here you go...

Since ACL Reconstruction is always a timely topic, I thought I'd delve into it here in video form for all of you visual learners.

You’ve injured your ACL playing your favorite sport, but you want to keep doing the activities you love without upping the risk of your knee giving out again-- or putting your meniscus and cartilage at risk. So what comes next? Well, it’s time to talk about ACL reconstruction. 

We’ve talked about the way some of our female athletes land when jumping as a risk factor for ACL injury. It turns out, it may be more than just whether or not the knee turns inward.

In the past, it wasn’t uncommon to hear an ACL injury referred to as “career-ending.”  Not anymore.  And while you certainly still hear ACL injuries referred to as “season-ending”,  recent evidence and research tells us that you can come back from the injury performing at an even higher level.

As early as high-school, you're bound to encounter teenage athletes (females) who have had a single, or sometimes multiple, knee surgeries. Why is this? I'm going to explain two of the main risk factors for these female athletes here today...

"What do we need to do to keep you doing the activities you love?" That's the question Dr. Sterett answers, introducing the concept of Activity Preservation when it comes to your chosen treatment for a sports medicine injury.

The immense amount of torque we put our bodies throw in order to execute the golf swing can result in the opposite knee and shoulder taking the largest amount of the force. So if you are right handed, you would face potential problems with the left knee, the back, and the right shoulder. If you've played golf for any amount of time, you probably know what I'm talking about.