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…
57 Extensile Open Reduction and Internal Fixation of Intra-articular Joint Calcaneus Fractures Brian S. Winters and Joseph N. Daniel Abstract Calcaneus fractures continue to be the most common fractures in…
35 Flexor Hallucis Longus Tendon Transfer for Achilles Reconstruction Milap S. Patel, Mauricio P. Barbosa, and Anish R. Kadakia Abstract The use of tendon transfer to treat deficiency of a…
20 Tarsometatarsal Fusions J. Chris Coetzee Abstract Tarsometatarsal (TMT) fusions have always been challenging due to several reasons. The anatomy is complicated: there are always branches of the saphenous, deep,…
43 Broström: Arthroscopic Repair Jorge I. Acevedo and Peter G. Mangone Abstract Current biomechanical and clinical results indicate that arthroscopic lateral ankle ligament reconstruction is becoming an increasingly acceptable method…
