Center for Joint Surgery & Sports Medicine

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Gymnastics Injury Prevention

A Guide to Safety for Young Athletes

A Patient's Experience with Arthritis of the Knees

A Patient's Experience with Degenerative Arthritis

A Patient's Experience with Degenerative Joint Disease

A Patient's Experience with Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip (DDH)

A Patient's Experience with Elbow Fracture and Bone Graft

A Patient's Experience with Osteoarthritis

A Patient's Experience with Osteoarthritis and Hip Replacement

A Patient's Experience with Osteoarthritis of the Hip

A Patient's Experience with Osteoarthritis of the Knees

A Patient's Experience with Osteoarthritis of the Shoulder

A Patient's Experience with Rheumatoid Arthritis & Osteoarthritis

A Patient's Experience with Torn ACL

A Patient's Experience with Total Hip Replacement

A Patient's Experience with Trauma: Multiple Fractures

A Patient's Experience with Trauma: Multiple Open Fractures

A Patient's Experience with Two-Incision Hip Replacement

A Patient's Experience with Vitamin D Deficiency/Fragility Fracture

A Physician Talks About Hip Replacement Surgery

About Holiday Safety

Achilles Tendonitis

ACL Injury: Does It Require Surgery?

Activities After a Knee Replacement

Activities After Hip Replacement

Additional Resources on Sports

Additional Resources on the Foot/Leg

Additional Resources on the Hip

Additional Resources on the Knee

Adolescent Anterior Knee Pain

Aerobic Exercise

All-Terrain Vehicle Safety

Anesthesia for Hip and Knee Surgery

Ankle Fractures

Arthritis of the Foot and Ankle

Arthritis of the Hand

Arthritis of the Knee

Arthritis of the Shoulder

Arthritis of the Thumb

Arthritis of the Wrist

Arthritis: An Overview

Artritis de la Rodilla (Arthritis of the knee)

Avoiding an Epidemic of Errors

Backpack Safety

Baseball Field Safety

Baseball Injury Prevention

Basketball Injury Prevention

Beginning a Weight Training Program

Biceps Tendon Tear at the Elbow

Biceps Tendon Tear at the Shoulder

Biceps Tendonitis

Bone and Joint Decade

Broken Collarbone

Burners and Stingers

Burning Thigh Pain (Meralgia paresthetica)

Care of Casts and Splints

Care of the Aging or Post-Traumatic Knee

Cemented and Cementless Knee Replacement

Child Safety Seats

Chronic Lateral Ankle Pain

Common Knee Injuries

Common Shoulder Injuries

Compartment Syndrome

Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Understanding Providers

Creatine Supplements

Daily Activity Log

Deep Vein Thrombosis

Dental Work After a Joint Replacement

Developmental Dislocation (Dysplasia) of the Hip (DDH)

Distal Radius Fracture (Colles' Fracture)

Early Prevention of Osteoporosis

Effects of Aging

Elbow (Olecranon) Bursitis

Elbow Dislocation

Elbow Fractures in Children

Erb's Palsy (Brachial Plexus Birth Injury)

Exercise and Bone and Joint Conditions

Exercise Walking

Exercises For Persons 60 Years and Older

Facts About Falls

Fall Prevention Facts

Falls and Hip Fractures

Family Violence

Female Athletic Triad

Finger Fractures

First Fracture May Be a Warning Sign

Fitness Resources

Flexibility Exercises for Young Athletes

Flexor Tendon Injuries

Football Injury Prevention

Footwear and Falls

Forearm Fractures in Children

Fracture of the Shoulder Blade (Scapula)

Fractures of the Proximal Tibia

Fractures: An Overview

Fractures: Types and Treatment

Frequently Asked Questions about Osteoarthritis of the Knee

Frozen Shoulder

Getting the Most Out of a Visit with Your Doctor

Getting Up From a Fall

Golf Injury Prevention

Goosefoot (Pes Anserine) Bursitis of the Knee

Growth Plate Fractures

Guidelines for Preventing Falls

Hamstring Muscle Strain

Heat Exhaustion

High School Sports Injuries

High School Sports Injuries: Safe Return to Play

Hip Dislocation

Hip Fracture Facts

Hip Replacements an Option for Those Over 80

Hockey Injury Prevention

Home Safety Checklist

Horseback Riding Injury Prevention

How Herbal Supplements Interact with Medications

How Safe Is Your Child's Playground?

How to Keep Your Bones Healthy

How to Sit at a Computer

How to Use Crutches, Canes and Walkers

Inflammatory Arthritis of the Hip

Inline Skating Injury Prevention

Joint Revision Surgery - When Do I Need It?

Juvenile Arthritis

Knee Arthroscopy

Knee Arthroscopy Exercise Guide

Knee Arthroscopy Gets Patients Back On Their Feet Fast

Knee Ligament Injuries

Knee Osteoarthritis Statistics

Knee Replacement Options Expanding

Kneecap (Prepatellar) Bursitis

Ladder Safety Guide

Ladder Safety Tips

Lawnmower, Snowblower Safety

Lifting Techniques for Home Caregivers

Limb Length Discrepancy

Lisfranc (Midfoot) Fracture

Live it Safe: Prevent Broken Hips

Living With Arthritis: Health-Related Quality of Life

Mallet Finger (Baseball Finger)

Meniscal Transplants

Minimally Invasive Total Hip Replacement

Minimally Invasive Total Knee Replacement

Muscle Contusion (Bruise)

Muscle Strains in the Thigh

New Techniques to Restore Articular Cartilage

Olecranon (Elbow) Fractures

Orthopaedic Fast Facts

Osgood-Schlatter Disease (Knee Pain)

Osteoarthritis of the Elbow

Osteoarthritis of the Hip

Osteoartritis de la Cadera (Osteoarthritis of the Hip)

Osteonecrosis of the Hip

Osteonecrosis of the Knee

Osteoporosis and Falls

Osteoporosis in Men

Osteoporosis Prevention

Osteoporosis Tests

Osteotomy and Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty

Partner with Your Physician for the Best Surgical Outcome

Patient Safety Web Sites and Resources

Patients Have Important Role in Safer Health Care

Patterns and Trends in Physical Activity

Pedestrian Injuries and Children

Pediatric Thighbone (Femur) Fracture

Pelvis Fractures

People Reporting Leisure-Time Physical Activity

Perthes Disease

Physical Activity for Children

Physical Activity for Persons with Mental Retardation

Physical Activity for Seniors

Physician-Patient Communication: AAOS Advisory Statement

Playground Injury Prevention Guide

Playground Safety Checklist

Playground Safety: 10 Common Questions

Playground Safety: Tips for Kids

Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) Tear

Preparing for Joint Replacement Surgery

Prevent Falls and Stay Independent

Prevent Heely Injuries

Prevent Scooter-Related Injuries

Prevent Snow Shoveling and Snow Blowing Injuries

Prevent Winter Sports Injuries

Prevent Yoga Injuries

Preventing Back Pain at Work and at Home

Preventing Back Pain: Tips for New Moms

Preventing Bone Loss

Preventing Hip Fractures

Radial Head Fractures

Recreational Activities and Childhood Injuries

Reduce Your Risk of Falling

Resources on Preventing Falls

Resources on Preventing Injuries

Rheumatoid Arthritis

Rheumatoid Arthritis of the Foot and Ankle

Risks of Steroid Use

Rotator Cuff Tears

Rotator Cuff Tears and Treatment Options

Rotator Cuff Tears: Frequently Asked Questions

Runner's Knee (Patellofemoral Pain)

Running Injury Prevention

Selecting Home Exercise Equipment

Seniors and Exercise

Seniors and Exercise: Starting an Exercise Program

Shinbone Fractures

Shoes: Finding the Right Fit

Shoulder Dislocation

Shoulder Impingement

Shoulder Joint Replacement

Shoulder Joint Tear (Glenoid Labrum Tear)

Shoulder Separation

Shoulder Surgery

Shoulder Surgery Exercise Guide

Shoulder Trauma

Skateboarding Safety

Skiing Injury Prevention

Sledding Injury Prevention

Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis

Soccer Injury Prevention

Specialty Care Works

Spondylolysis and Spondylolisthesis

Sports Injuries and Baby Boomers

Sports Nutrition

Sprains and Strains: What's the Difference?

Sprains, Strains and Other Soft Tissue Injuries

Starting an Exercise Program

Statins and Bone Health

Stay Active: Safe at Any Age

Staying Active As You Age

Stress Fractures

Stress Fractures of the Foot and Ankle

Summer Safety: Tips for the Pool

Surgical Treatment of Osteoarthritis of the Knee

Swimming Injury Prevention

Talus Fractures

Tennis Court Safety

Tennis Elbow (Lateral Epicondylitis)

Tennis Injury Prevention

Test Your Arthritis Knowledge

The Foot And Ankle

The Young Athlete

Thermal Capsulorrhaphy

Thighbone (Femur) Fracture

Thoracic Outlet Syndrome

Throwing Injuries in the Elbow

Thumb Fractures

Tight Shoes and Foot Problems

Tips for a Safe Running Program

Tips for Lifting and Carrying Luggage

Tips to Prepare for Emergencies and Disasters

Toe and Forefoot Fractures

Total Hip Replacement

Total Hip Replacement Exercise Guide

Total Joint Replacement

Total Joint Replacement: Questions Patients Should Ask Their Surgeon

Total Knee Replacement

Total Knee Replacement Exercise Guide

Train Smart and Stay Strong

Transient Osteoporosis of the Hip

Ulnar Nerve Entrapment

Unstable Kneecap

Viscosupplementation Treatment for Arthritis

Volleyball Injury Prevention

Warm Up, Cool Down and Be Flexible

Weight-Bearing Exercise for Women and Girls

What Are NSAIDs?

What is a Hand Surgeon?

What Is Your Risk for Osteoporosis?

Wrist (Scaphoid) Fracture

Your Joint Replacement: Urological Procedures and Antibiotics

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