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Current Trends With ACL Reconstruction

May 3, 2022
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Athletes, Knee Pain, Sports Injury, Sports Medicine
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In a recently published paper in the Orthopaedic Jourmal of Sports Medicine- Safer Return to Play After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: Evaluation of a Return-to-Play Checklist re-injury rates were calculated for knees after ACL reconstruction looking at relative risk for knees that passed return to sports criteria and those that did not. 7 criteria were used for the study and to pass a total of 6…

Will Running Ruin Your Knees?

August 30, 2021
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Athletes, Knee Pain, Sports Injury, Sports Medicine
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In a recent article published in Lifehacker, Will Running Ruin Your Knees? 8/4/21, An orthopedic specialist was interviewed and cited studies suggesting the runners had no increased risk of arthritis and that in fact runners may have a lower risk of osteoarthritis compared to non-runners. Also, in a recent article in Runners World Magazine, May 2020, published by the editors, a similar opinion was reported.…

When Will Conor McGregor Return To The Ring?

July 27, 2021
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Athletes, Sports Injury, Sports Medicine
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Conor McGregor suffered  a severe injury and a first round TKO to Dustin Poirier earlier this month at the UFC  Las Vegas match. We asked Gregory Montalbano, MD orthopedic surgeon and fracture specialist at iOrtho - What was the injury and what does it mean for a possible return to the ring? "Based in my review of the video it appears to be a supination / internal…

Taping vs Bracing for Ankle Sprains

July 1, 2016
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Osteoarthritis, Sports Medicine
Author: Dr. Daniel Savarino, DO Ankle sprains are one of the most common injuries seen at iOrtho, or any sports medicine or orthopedic practices. A sprain, depending on the severity of the sprain can range from a stretching to complete tearing of a ligament. It is the ligaments on the outside part of the ankle that are most commonly affected. The injury usually occurs…

Does using ultrasound for injections really make a difference?

June 13, 2016
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Orthopaedics, Sports Medicine
Author: Dr. Daniel Savarino, DO Many orthopedic and sports medicine practices are now starting to use ultrasound in their offices to administer their injections. At iOrtho The Orthopedic Institute we have 5 years of experience with ultrasound and have performed over 10,000 ultrasound guided injections. Many patients want to know why we use ultrasound and does it make a difference compared to the way…
Sports Medicine Archives - iOrtho
Sports Medicine Archives - iOrtho