ACL Surgery Recovery: What Athletes Should Expect
If you’re a football fan, you probably saw Rams wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. tear his ACL in Super Bowl LVI. On track to be the Super Bowl MVP, he …
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Joe Burrow Battles MCL Sprain – A Look Into This Injury
Joe Burrow, the quarterback of the Cincinnati Bengals, faced tackle after tackle as he attempted to lead his team to the Super Bowl victory. He ultimately fell short, as the …
A Guide to Knee Replacement Recovery
Arthritis and severe knee injuries can leave you with persistent pain, which affects your everyday activities. When other treatments are ineffective, your orthopedic surgeon may recommend knee replacement surgery. Replacing …
5 Common Sports Injuries and How to Prevent Them
With summer here, adults and children alike are heading out to enjoy their favorite sports. Whether it’s a round of golf on your favorite course, a tennis match with friends, …
How Common Are Meniscus Tears in the Knee?
Are tears of the meniscus in the knee very common and do they require knee surgery? If you pay attention to sports at all, there is a pretty good chance …
Preventing Knee Arthritis
If we live long enough, is it inevitable that, sooner or later, we will all develop arthritis in the knees? We associate arthritis with aging, but, in fact, arthritis does …
Knee Arthritis and the Benefits of Exercise
Is exercise a good idea when you have knee arthritis or does it do more harm? There are approximately 327 million people in the U.S. and nearly ten percent of …
Kneecap Dislocation
When the kneecap has been dislocated once, does that make it more likely that it will happen again? Of all of the different joints in the body, the knee is …
Osgood-Schlatter Disease: Knee Pain in Adolescents
What is Osgood-Schlatter disease and how serious is the condition? When a disease with a name is diagnosed, it is easy to become anxious, particularly if you’ve never heard the …
Common Knee Injuries in Football
Post by Dr. Jeffrey N. Guttman At SIO, we see numerous football players during and after the season, many of them with serious knee injuries. The knee is highly susceptible to fractures, …