Meniscal Tears: Do you need surgery?

Meniscus Tears The meniscus is the cartilage between the femur (thigh bone) and tibia (leg bone) in the knee. This is a rubbery like structure which is a shock absorber between the two bones. Each of the bones themselves is covered in articular cartilage which is a very smooth surface, and...

Pectoralis Major Injuries

After publishing the largest series in the medical literature on pectoralis major tendonreconstructions in the Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery in 2019 Dr Ruotolo and the teamat Total Orthopedics and Sports Medicine published a review of the...

Wrestling and Shoulder Injuries

As the wrestling season comes near completion many athletes are dealing with injuries that haveoccurred over the season. One of the most common injures in wrestling are injuries to the shoulder,including AC joint sprains and separations and shoulder labral tears and dislocations. A shoulder...

Should the NY Jets Sign Lamar Jackson? Insights Into His PCL Injury

Lamar Jackson, the star quarterback for the Baltimore Ravens, is a free agent and there are some rumors that he might not return to the Ravens next year.  There are other rumors linking him to the NY Jets.  Jackson has made it to the playoffs in 3...

The Hip Before Christmas

T’was 2 nights before Christmas and all through the house People were worried cause Grandma tripped on a mouse. She came down hard on her right hip that day. She heard it crack as her leg gave away. She was whisked off to NUMC to the ER for help Her hip broke so bad she let out a yelp. Dr....

Pele and the Treatment of Hip Osteoarthritis

“The greatest of all time”, is what they call him. His name is Edson Arantes do Nascimento, but most just call him Pelé. The Football Player of the Century according to FIFA has a new and popular documentary on Netflix. The way he once played soccer was referred to as “The Beautiful Game”, but...

Quinnen Williams Calf Strain

Quinnen Williams of the New York Jets strained his calf muscle during the game against the Buffalo Bills on 12/11/22.  The injury was significant and caused him to miss the rest of the game.  This is concerning for the Jets highly ranked defense as Williams is having a career year on...

Pain is the PITS

Total Orthopedics and Sports Medicine has introduced the PITS Program to help millions of pain sufferers that struggle with acute and chronic orthopedic and sports-related pain conditions.  No doubt, America needs a universally-recognized assessment and treatment program to help guide...

AC Joint Separations in the NFL

Justin Fields missed the Chicago Bears vs NY Jets game on Sunday due to an AC joint separation. Fields said he was dealing with a separated shoulder “basically an AC joint” injury after he landed on his left side when he was tackled on the Bears’ final drive against Atlanta.  The AC joint...

Best Practice for ACL Tears

The American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS) publish clinical practice guidelines for important and common orthopedic injuries to guide treatment based on the current and up to date scientific literature. Multidisciplinary clinician work groups come together to produce and provide these...