Mass Participation Events Helen D. Iams MD, MS James Williams MD Key Points Events with more than 1,000 participants are classified as mass participation events. The medical care system at…

Environmental Issues for the Athlete Mark D. Bracker MD Marjorie Delo MD Elise T. Gordon DO, CDR, MC, USN Judy R. Schauer DO, CDR, MC, USN Key Points Body temperature…

Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction with Patellar Tendon Autograft: Principles of Rehabilitation K. Donald Shelbourne MD Camiron Pfenning MD Scott E. Lawrance MS, PT, ATC, CSCS Key Points The patellar ligament,…

Female Issues in Sport: Risk Factors and Prevention of ACL Injuries Jeffrey R. Counts DO Lori A. Bolgla PT, PhD, ATC Mary Lloyd Ireland MD Key Points Anterior cruciate ligament…

Unicompartmental Knee Replacement Jack M. Bert MD Key Points Hemiarthroplasty of the knee refers to the concept of placing a “spacer” in one half of the femoral tibial joint to…

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,…