General Principles Athletic Healthcare in High-Level Collegiate and Professional Sports • At the very highest levels of sports, organizations are much like corporations; they function to increase success of their…
Introduction • Often, an optimal treatment regimen is determined through a collaborative approach, including team physicians, psychologists, psychiatrists, athletic trainers, academic advisors, coaches, teammates, parents, and administrative staff. The following…
Introduction Adults are encouraged to engage in 150 minutes of moderate-intensity exercise weekly to maintain overall health and fitness. As the US population ages, many people are actively taking or…
Product Oversight and Marketing Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 (DSHEA) Food and Drug Administration (FDA) • Regulates dietary supplements under separate regulations from those that cover “conventional”…
General Principles • Sideline preparedness is the recognition and formation of medical services in order to promote athletic participation, provide adequate administration of medical care, and reduce risk of injury….
Being a Team Physician: a Special Privilege, an Awesome Challenge Special Role • Team physicians have a unique responsibility of leadership while taking care of athletes. • Athletes, their parents,…
Definition of an Athletic Trainer • Athletic trainers (ATs) are healthcare professionals who collaborate with physicians to direct injury prevention, evaluation, management, and treatment of patients under their care (see…
55 Ankle Fractures Trapper A.J. Lalli and Dane K. Wukich Abstract Ankle fractures account for approximately 9% of all fractures and are among the most common fractures treated by orthopaedic…
45 Semitendinosus Allograft Augmentation of Lateral Ankle Ligament Reconstruction Steven M. Raikin Abstract Failure of rehabilitation for chronic lateral ankle ligament instability often requires surgical reconstruction. Direct anatomic surgical techniques…
32 Open Achilles Rupture Repair Steven M. Raikin Abstract The overall incidence of acute Achilles tendon rupture has been steadily rising with the Achilles being the third most commonly injured…
