Watch the VSON virtual hangout on Female Risk Factors for Sports Injuries & how to avoid them -- with Dr. Sterett & Vail Health's Dr. Mymern.

We Want To Set Our Female Athletes Up For Success By Using The Graft With The Best Probable Outcome For ACL Repair.

Think of our meniscus as a warmed-up rubber band when we are 20, and a cold rubber band by the time we are 40. It’s still the same cushion, it just tears much easier.

Although golf is not a contact sport, we still see our share of injuries. Here's an infographic you can share with your golfing buddies, detailing the common injuries and what you can do to combat them.

With a rotator cuff tear, surgery is typically recommended. But shoulder impingement may be healed by eliminating the cause or contributing factor.

The Tegner Activity Scale helps us design your sports medicine treatment plan by informing us of the specific activity level you want to get back to.

The ACL provides our joint with stability for all of our rotational sports, so how it heals will be crucial not only to getting back onto the hill, but for all of your activities this coming year.

Do you need knee surgery? In this video, Dr. Sterett explains some of the key factors that will help you determine if you should go in to see a sports medicine specialist.

This was a tough winter, and some of you didn’t escape without tearing the dreaded ACL.

Everybody I know wants to have the meniscus and acl treated at once, but the question is whether it is smart to do so. Let's dig into the topic here today.

Have a rotator cuff tear, shoulder impingement, or shoulder dislocation? Consulting a sports medicine specialist for the most common shoulder injuries is key.

Certain sports, like kayaking, hang gliding or big wave surfing can lead to a life-threatening situation if the shoulder pops out a second time.

We see many season-ending ACL injuries, but in this day and age, an ACL tear is not career-ending. Dr. Sterett explains why in this video.

Medial meniscus tears are exactly what they sound like-- tears to the meniscus cartilage of the inside of the knee.

While they vary in type and severity, the dreaded torn ACL is traditionally the scariest to the active, sports-minded, population.

More and more athletes are opting to use the quad tendon for their graft of choice in reconstructing the ACL. Let’s talk about the advantages of this graft here today.

The typical symptoms of shoulder impingement syndrome include difficulty reaching up behind the back, pain with overhead use of the arm and weakness of shoulder muscles.

Here are answers to some common questions about knee pain.