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• Five Signs You Should See a Joint Specialist

  is out of sync with the rest the whole system can feel that impact. When injury strikes and causes joint pain in the hip or knee, it throws the entire body off. This can cause further pain and even more injuries in different areas of the body. If you...

• The Facts You Need to Know About Meniscus Surgery

  As the most used joint in the human body, it’s no wonder that the knee is particularly susceptible to injury. And as one of the primary weight-bearing joints, it’s no surprise either that knee injuries tend to be especially painful. If you’ve ever...

• Three FAQs About Your Lateral Collateral Ligament Injury in Philadelphia

  From running and jumping to kicking, pivoting, and even walking, the knee is an indispensable part of your favorite activities as well as your day to day routine. Perhaps no one is more aware of this than an athlete who has experienced a knee injury...

• Understanding MCL Sprain Treatment

  intense play, your injury may have been sustained from either forceful contact with another player on the outside of the knee or through a twisting motion during play. Non-athletes are susceptible to an MCL injury from missteps or falls when he or she...

• Signs That It’s Time to Seek Treatment for a Meniscal Tear

  The meniscus is a crescent-shaped disk of fibrocartilage within the knee joint that absorbs the shock of the lower bone of the leg moving against the upper bone of the leg. It is this piece of tissue that distributes the load of the movement across the...

• The FAQs About Torn Meniscus Surgery

  Within the knee, cartilage plays an incredibly important role. It protects the ends of the bones involved, the femur and tibia, and allows them to move with each other without painful contact of the actual bones. Additionally, the meniscus adds another...

• A Tale of Two Moments: Varying Experiences With Torn ACL Symptoms

  the U.S., it’s no wonder anterior cruciate ligament injuries have become one of the most recognizable - and most dreaded - knee injuries. Though they do often occur in the context of impact sports, a tear to the ACL can happen to anyone during a variety...

• Rethinking rehab: New research looks at efficacy of self-guided and accelerated therapy programs following total joint replacement

  total hip replacement (THR) at an outpatient facility, and gradual movement of the quadriceps tendon following total knee replacement (TKR) surgery. In the study, “Formal Physical Therapy After Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty May Not Be Necessary,”...

• The Three Grades of MCL Injury in Lacrosse Players

  in lacrosse players is a serious concern. In order to prevent trauma to this important ligament, you need to understand the knee’s inner working.The knee is the joint in the leg with the thighbone or femur meets the two bones of the lower leg, the tibia...

• 2 Popular Summer Activities, 5 Summer Sports Injuries

  head down and aligned with your spine. And be sure to always stretch and warm up before back-intensive activity. Swimming: Knee Injuries While many people would associate knee injuries more with high-impact running activities than a sport like swimming,...

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

  Suffer an ACL Injury Playing Volleyball? The Anterior Cruciate Ligament, one of four main ligaments that stabilize the knee, crosses in front of the Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) and does three main jobs for the knee joint: Controls front-to-back...

• How High-Impact Activities Can Cause Orthopaedic Injury

  high-impact activities? High-impact activities are activities or sports that put stress on weight bearing joints such as the knee, hip, or ankle. High impact exercise examples are running or types of sports that involve running, like soccer or...

• Three Tips to Prevent Overuse Injuries During Football Season

  attaches the patella to the tibia. The patellar tendon is attached to the quadriceps muscles and serves to straighten the knee. Repetitive, stressful activity can weaken this tendon, causing painful, movement-inhibiting tendonitis and making the tendon...

• Injury Prevention Tips from Sports Medicine Specialists in Hackensack

  inflamed and possibly damaged from repeating the same arm motion. Weakened grip is another associated symptom. Runner’s knee. This condition is also known as patellofemoral pain syndrome or iliotibial band friction syndrome, referring to the thick...

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

  below. What Is IT band syndrome? Are you experiencing one or more of the following symptoms? Pain along the outside of the knee during running activity Knee pain following activity Physical tenderness centered around the knee Physical tenderness in the...

• 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

  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 return....

• 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

  manifest in exactly the same way. An acute meniscal tear may be heard or felt as a popping or tearing sensation in the knee. Often, this sensation is followed within minutes or hours by swelling in the knee and pain along the joint line. In the most...