Team Physician Issues: Preparticipation Evaluation Bernie Lalonde MD Key Points The sports medicine team drives the preparticipation evaluation, deciding the content, frequency, personnel, and format to be used. Areas of…
Traveling Team Physician Chadwick Prodromos MD Key Points The team physician and the head physician at most events other than marathons will generally be an orthopaedic surgeon because the vast…
Leg, Ankle, and Foot: History, Physical, and Investigations Kevin J. Wing MD, FRCSC Alastair Younger MSC, MBCHB, FRCSC Key Points By the end of the history, the examiner should know…
Treatment of Osteochondral Lesions of the Talar Dome James W. Stone MD Key Points Although osteochondral lesions can occur over any portion of the talar dome or the tibia, the…
Tendon Disorders in the Lower Extremity Mark A. Glazebrook MD, MSC, PhD, DIP SPORTS MED, FRCS(C) Key Points Achilles tendon disorders represent a small portion of tendon disorders in general,…
Running on the Field Richard Hawkins MD Key Points When entering the field for an injury, the doctor and training staff are often required to make quick decisions. Prior contact…
Instability of the Ankle Murray J. Penner MD, FRCSC Key Points Ankle instability, from the patient’s perspective, is a sense of “giving way” or a feeling that the ankle is…
Ligamentous Lisfranc Joint Injuries: Leg/Ankle/Foot: Midfoot Injuries, Lisfranc Michael S. Aronow MD Key Points The tarsometatarsal (TMT), or Lisfranc, joints consist of the five metatarsals and their articulation with the…
Stress Fractures in Athletes Kurt P. Spindler MD Michael S. George MD Christopher C. Kaeding MD Annunziato Amendola MD Key Points Stress fractures behave differently according to their anatomical site…
High Tibial Osteotomy Tim Spalding MB, BS, FRCS Orth Price A.M. Gallie MB, BS, FRACS Key Points High tibial osteotomy remains one of the important options for surgical treatment of…
