"Tommy John" Elbow Reconstruction 95% Successful with Grown Teen Pitchers,...
A new study presented today at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine’s (AOSSM) Specialty Day in New Orleans, (March 13), found that 95 percent of skeletally mature high school pitchers...
View Article15 Years After ACL Knee Reconstruction, 84% of Male Patients Still Highly...
Eighty-four percent of males who had ACL knee (anterior cruciate ligament) reconstruction with a patellar tendon (the tendon that attaches the knee to the front of the tibia or shin bone) graft...
View ArticleMinimally Invasive Sports Hernia Repair May Get Athletes ‘Back in the Game’...
A new minimally invasive sports hernia repair gets athletes back in the game 3 times faster than the traditional repair, according to a new study presented today at the American Orthopaedic Society...
View ArticleNew Study Finds 70 Percent of Able-bodied Hockey Players Have Abnormal Hip...
Seventy percent of healthy professional and collegiate hockey players had abnormal hip and pelvis MRIs (magnetic resonance imaging), even though they had no symptoms of injury, according to a study...
View ArticleYoung Athletes Overuse Their Bodies and Strike Out Too Early
Healthcare, Business Leaders and Professional Athletes Join Forces to Help Young Athletes Play Safe and Stay Healthy. (PRWeb June 11, 2010)Read the full story at...
View ArticleExcitement of FIFA World Cup Prompts Call to STOP Sports Injuries
Preventing youth sports injuries will help keep kids in the game for life(PRWeb June 12, 2010)Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/stop-sports-injuries/soccer/prweb4124624.htm
View ArticleSki Safety Pioneer, Robert P. Mack, MD Inducted into AOSSM Hall of Fame
Sports medicine leader and ski safety pioneer, Robert P. Mack, MD, will be inducted into the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine’s (AOSSM) Hall of Fame, Friday, July 16th during its...
View ArticleRobert Stanton, MD, Connecticut-Based, Orthopaedic Surgeon Installed as AOSSM...
Robert A. Stanton, MD will be installed as the 39th president of the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM) on Saturday, July 17, 2010, during the Society’s Annual Meeting in...
View ArticleAmerican Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM) Presents Prestigious...
In order to recognize and encourage cutting-edge research in key areas of orthopaedic sports medicine, the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM) will present eight research awards...
View ArticleSimple, Accurate In-Office Tool Predicts Athletes at High-risk for ACL...
Previously, determining athletes at high-risk for ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) injuries required expensive and complex laboratory-based motion analysis systems, such as those used in creating...
View ArticleMore Research Needed to Verify Effectiveness of ACL and Knee Injury...
The jury is still out on the effectiveness of prevention programs for knee injuries in young athletes, according to a study presented today at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine...
View ArticleChamp Baker, MD, Georgia-Based, Orthopaedic Surgeon named Mr. Sports Medicine
Champ L. Baker, Jr., MD, was presented with the 2010 Robert E. Leach Mr. Sports Medicine award during the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine’s (AOSSM) Annual Meeting in Providence, Rhode...
View ArticleNew Study Finds Major League Pitchers 34 Percent More Likely to be Injured...
Overall More Than 74 Percent of All MLB Injuries Occur Before All-Star Break(PRWeb July 18, 2010)Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/AOSSM/MLB_Injuries/prweb4257424.htm
View ArticleEarly ACL Surgery in Kids Would Save $30 Million & Prevent Thousands of...
Nearly $30 million a year would be saved in hospital charges if early rather than delayed ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) reconstruction surgery was performed on pediatric patients, according to a...
View ArticleKeep Young Athletes Hydrated to Ward Off Heat Illness
Recent U.S. heat wave prompts calls for regular water consumption during vigorous outdoor activities (PRWeb July 28, 2010)Read the full story at...
View ArticleParents Can Serve Up an Ace by Being Aware of Preventable Tennis Injuries for...
With more than 27 million players, tennis continues to be one of America’s fastest growing sports with participation having increased by more than 43 percent since 2000. With this increase in...
View ArticleReturn of Football Season Brings Attention to High Injury Rates and Need for...
Educating young people and parents crucial to keeping kids safe(PRWeb September 08, 2010)Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/Football-Season/Injuries/prweb4473544.htm
View ArticleNFL Players With Concussions Now Sidelined Longer
NFL players with concussions now stay away from the game significantly longer than they did in the late 1990s and early 2000s, according to research in Sports Health (owned by American Orthopaedic...
View ArticleSpike Volleyball Injuries Before They Block Players' Fun on the Court
Volleyball has grown quickly since its inception 115 years ago, including more than 400,000 high school student players today. With this increased participation comes increased numbers of injuries....
View ArticleStart Playing Smart Before You Hit the Ice
With the onset of winter chill comes a growing number of athletes lacing up the skates and taking to the ice. Hockey is already a major professional sport in North America, and continues to gain...
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