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• 2 Popular Summer Activities, 5 Summer Sports Injuries

  Swimmers and divers commonly experience injuries caused by stress and overuse as well as traumatic accidents. These are five of the most typical of these injuries. The most committed among us know that swimming isn’t just a summertime sport. Serious...

• Answers at Your Fingertips: Treatment for an ACL Injury Playing Volleyball

  ACL injuries are common, and so are their treatment options - learn more about your ACL injury today. Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries are relatively common in sports that involve a significant amount of sudden stop-and-go movement, such as...

• How High-Impact Activities Can Cause Orthopaedic Injury

  Common Exercise Injuries that Can Incapacitate Athletes Exercise is incredibly important for your health and overall well being but it can also take a toll on your body. The benefits of exercise have incredible long term effects but can also cause...

• Three Tips to Prevent Overuse Injuries During Football Season

  The orthopaedic experts at Rothman Orthopaedic Institute specialize in sports medicine. Learn more about football overuse injuries. As football season winds down, national attention continues to be directed toward the risks of this popular sport and...

• Injury Prevention Tips from Sports Medicine Specialists in Hackensack

  Stay in the Game Longer! Avoid These Common Sports Injuries. If you’re an athlete—whether you play soccer, tennis, softball, or any other sport—you already know you have to keep hydrated, eat right, and train hard to stay at the top of your game....

• Tips for Trail Runners—How to Avoid (and Treat) IT Band Syndrome

  Trail Running Offers Both Health Benefits and Some Risks Trail running is steadily building in popularity. From a public health perspective, this is great news. After all, trail running offers countless benefits for cardiovascular health, orthopaedic...

• Eric B. Smith, MD

  Dr. Smith is a board certified orthopaedic surgeon specializing in hip and knee replacement. He has published numerous articles and chapters and has presented at national/international meetings. He also serves as an Associate Professor of Orthopaedic...

• Cartilage Restoration Institute

  Cartilage restoration provides options beyond a full replacement to patients who suffer from knee pain due to arthritis and cartilage injury. Our physicians can biologically resurface, realign, and stabilize a patient’s joint rather than replace with...

• What recovery may look like for Jason Richardson's articular cartilage injury

  Last week, the Philadelphia 76ers Shooting guard Jason Richardson sustained a season ending injury to the articular cartilage of his knee. He will be undergoing surgery to fix the damaged cartilage, which will take a full year to heal prior to his...

• Where To Go For Lateral Collateral Ligament Repair In South Jersey

  It may have started with a direct blow to your knee, such as a slip and fall or during an athletic event. The knee and surrounding area may have become painful, stiff, and even unstable. After the swelling may have subsided a bit, a chronic pain and...

• Answers About Initial Non-Operative Meniscal Tear Treatment in Philadelphia

  Although anyone is at risk for a meniscal tear, this type of injury is relatively common in athletes. A twisting-type force can rip or tear the meniscus by pinching it between the femur and the tibia. However a fall, or even rising from a squatting...

• A Brief Guide To Your Meniscus Injury

  Maybe you were in the middle of a sports game when it happened. Or perhaps you were just getting up from a squatting position. Maybe you recently experienced an accident that injured your knee joint. However it happened, you have found yourself with a...

• Clinical Trials

  Rothman Orthopaedic Institute has a world-class research facility and department whose focus is to improve patient care through evidence-based research. The staff of 36 works everyday on clinical trials, investigator-initiated studies, and database...

• Understanding Your Surgical Options for a Meniscal Tear in Media

  For local patients who experience a meniscal tear in Media, treatment often begins with a series of non-surgical interventions such as rest, ice, and over-the-counter medications. Given enough time, these methods are often sufficient to restore the...

• Stay Afloat By Avoiding Swimming Injuries

  Among serious swimmers, orthopedic injuries can be both common and serious. The orthopedic experts at Rothman Orthopaedic Institute advise avoiding typical swimming injuries by following these five sports medicine tips. If you grew up swimming, chances...

• Five Tips to Prevent an ACL Injury

  ACL injuries are common among athletes. Learn about prevention methods. If you can prevent ACL injury, you can bypass physical trauma, an interrupted sports season, and the intensive processes of treatment. According to ACL injury statistics, sprains...

• Lateral Collateral Ligament Injury - (LCL Injury)

  The lateral collateral ligament (LCL) is one of the four knee ligaments. It spans the distance from the end of the femur (thigh bone) to the top of the fibula (thin, outer, lower leg bone) and is on the outside of the knee. The lateral collateral...

• General - Running/Pivoting/Jumping Sports Injuries

  A variety of injuries of the knee can occur from pivoting, running, or jumping. A “noncontact” pivoting or cutting injury, whether a pop is felt or heard, is a common cause of ACL tears. This rotational injury of the knee can lead to instability and...

• Have you had Lateral Collateral Ligament Injury Philadelphia Resident?

  Did you know that most injuries to the knee do not occur to the bones of the joint? It is actually the ligaments that attach those bones that are most susceptible to injury. You may think of ligaments as thick rubber bands that provide stability and...

• Treatment for ACL Injury: Your Options

  Have you or a loved one experienced an ACL injury? A tear to the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) can be extremely painful and often requires medical intervention. Fortunately, expert treatment for an ACL injury is available from the knee experts at...