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• Rothman's Top 5 Tips on Total Ankle Replacement Recovery

  help reduce the swelling. The best way to know that your ankle is high enough is to follow the following simple rule: your knee should be at the level of your heart and your ankle above the level of your knee. Use pillows to do this and keep your heel...

• Getting a Total Ankle Replacement Procedure vs. Having Ankle Fusion Surgery

  to the foot bone. Instead, ankle replacement (also called ankle arthroplasty) works much like the more well-known hip or knee replacement surgeries. The surgeon opens the joint to remove the damaged pieces and places prosthesis parts there instead. The...

• In New Jersey, ACL Injury Treatment is Getting Better Every Day

  if this sort of tear should occur. Your anterior cruciate ligament, more commonly called the ACL, is a ligament in your knee. It helps to stabilize the connection between your bones and joints, ensuring proper movement. However, for athletes who spend a...

• Do I Need Total Shoulder Replacement?

  As joint replacement procedures such as hip, knee and shoulder arthroplasty become more and more popular each year, regional patients are turning to Rothman Orthopaedic Institute as the leader in innovative orthopedic surgeries. Certainly, hip and knee...

• Rothman Orthopaedic Institute Free Community Educational Lecture Series – 2015

  Hip and Knee Replacements: What You'll Need to Know with Dr. Antonia Chen 12/1/2015 05:30pm Ask the Doctor a Question Please Enter a Valid Email Address Continue I want to ask the doctor... Thank You! Your question has been submitted.Send Question...

• What You May Not Know About Hip Arthritis In Delaware County

  or waking up in the morning. Increase stiffness and pain in joint after vigorous activity. A dull ache in the outer thigh, knee, groin or buttocks. Please note that all forms of inflammatory arthritis may cause symptoms throughout the whole body...

• How to Manage Degenerative Joint Disease in Philadelphia

  wear down over time. Although this could affect any joint in your body, it normally occurs in areas such as the hands, hips, knees and spine. Common Symptoms Pain or tenderness: When you are moving your joint, or applying pressure, you may feel pain or...

• Answers About Lateral Collateral Ligament Repair in New Jersey

  Involve? LCL repair and reconstruction are treatment options for severe injuries which involve instability of the knee. For newer injuries (within a few weeks of the initial tear) in which the ligament is torn from the upper or lower attachment, a...

• McKenna, ACL/LCL Reconstruction

  I could do to contribute. I say played because I chose to do track instead of softball to help get into shape and make my knee stronger after surgery. On the date of May 10th 2015, Mother's Day, I was playing a soccer game at Deptford. Only a couple...

• Joint Pain Series: Do I Need to See a Doctor About Arthritis?

  if your symptoms flare up multiple times within the same month. Call if you notice the following specific symptoms of hip or knee arthritis: Hip arthritis will often manifest as pain in the groin, buttocks or inner thighs. Do not dismiss this pain and...

• Common Baseball Injuries and Smart Baseball Injury Prevention Tips

  injuries to the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and medial collateral ligament (MCL), both of which serve to stabilize the knee. These injuries are the cause of painful symptoms--popping and snapping sensations, swelling, looseness, difficulty...

• Rothman Orthopaedic Institute Joins Capital Health

  offer musculoskeletal care across all subspecialties, including: Joint Replacement Spine, Back & Neck Sports Medicine Hip & Knee Foot & Ankle Shoulder & Elbow Hand & Wrist Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Orthopaedic Trauma & Fracture Care ​About...

• Steve - Meniscectomy

  & Lymphoma Society's Team in Training program. In May, Dr. Kevin Freedman repaired two complex meniscus tears of my left knee. Getting back in the training saddle again with minimal interruption was important to me. And that's exactly why I called on...

• Wondering What Causes Volleyball Injuries? The Critical Info You Need

  are particularly common from setting or blocking the ball. Diving to save the ball may also result in impact injuries to the knees and legs. The knee pads players wear usually help prevent injury, but landing wrong or too hard may still result in...

• Prevent, Identify & Treat Common Volleyball Injuries With These 3 Steps

  themost frequent injuries sustained by volleyball players, it’s helpful to think of them in four major categories: shoulder, knee, ankle, and finger. Use the links in the content below to learn more specifics about certain conditions. Common volleyball...

• Football Training Camp Injuries

  such as impactful collisions with obstacles of other players. The most common traumatic football training camp injuries are knee injuries; in particular, anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), medial collateral ligament (MCL), and cartilage injuries....

• Football Injury Prevention

  head injury because of the high intensity involved in the sport. Other common football injuries include those of the knee, such as anterior cruciate ligament rupture and meniscal tears, which can happen while pivoting or being tackled. Football players...

• 6 Tips for Running Injury Prevention at the Shore

  forward momentum. This means that runners will face muscular exhaustion and overuse more quickly when running at the beach. Knee injuries: In addition to increased strain on your feet and leg muscles, your knees also are an active part of the...

• Evan J. Conte, MD

  therapists, athletic trainers and home programs. Dr. Conte specializes in arthroscopic surgery of the shoulder and knee as well as total shoulder replacement. His clinical interests include shoulder dislocations, rotator cuff tears, shoulder arthritis,...

• Glen Mills Health Fair

  Ask the Doc Sessions 9:00 am Elbow Pain - Steve Cohen, MD 9:30 am Shoulder Issues - Charlie Getz, MD 10:00 am Non Operative Knee - John Luksch, DO 10:30 am Operative Knee - Eric Smith, MD 11:00 am Common Foot Issues - Pamela Gekas, DPM 11:30 am Carpal...