If you're at all a sports fan, or an athlete yourself, you've probably heard of the anterior cruciate ligament. It's commonly injured. Now a new study shows what happens to NFL players who are sidelined by their acl's, and it's not good news... (Read more about ACL Injuries with NFL Players | Orthopedics)

Doctors have developed a lifesaving treatment for a rare form of muscular dystrophy called Pompe disease. Pompe is an inherited disorder--both parents have to have the defective gene, which is not a common thing. Pompe is a rare and fatal... (Read more about AMAZING GENE TREATMENT)

For 25 years Robert Reid kept active by practicing karate, playing football, softball, and basketball. But, his love for sports took a toll on his body. Robert developed arthritis in his knees and would need surgery. (Read more about Alternative to Knee Replacement)

Joint replacements are a major dimension of the orthopedics specialty, but they may be replaced in about 15 years by biological products that stimulate tissue and bone growth, according to a leading prognosticator. "We will be a little in the... (Read more about Biological Materials Seen Ousting Joint Replacements)

They’re the guys on the baseball diamond that get the brunt of the bangup: catcher’s get run over, they destroy their knees by crouching all day long. And now, there’s evidence that they suffer significant hand trauma, perhaps, because their... (Read more about CATCHER'S MITTS CUSHIONING)

Children’s playground safety is an issue that requires more attention to ensure that children’s broken bones don’t lead to complications that trouble them for the rest of their lives. 10 year old Renee Novelli is a bundle of energy. When she’s... (Read more about CHILDREN BREAKING BONES)

“It is burning and tingling that is how it feels all the time and then there are other pains where it is shooting pains and you feel like someone is stabbing you,” says Diana Baez. Diana Baez is about to have computer aided knee surgery that... (Read more about Computer Aided Surgery)

If you have osteoarthritis of the knees, with all of the pain and loss of flexibility that entails, chances are your doctor has recommended arthroscopic surgery. This is a procedure in which the surgeon inserts a scope into the knee and cleans out... (Read more about How to Save Your Knees From Arthroscopic Surgery)

There’s new hope for ovarian cancer patients. Doctors are saying that giving chemo through the abdomen rather than through the vein should now be the way many ovarian cancer patients are treated. This is actually an old method to deliver... (Read more about New Ovarian Cancer Treatment)

By Dr. Chitti Moorthy In recent years, Radiation Oncology has made great strides in cancer treatment. Alone or in combination with other treatments, radiation therapy is dramatically raising cancer cure rates. Leading medical centers provide... (Read more about Radiation Oncology)

It’s perhaps the worst thing parents could experience: finding their newborn baby has quietly died while sleeping overnight. Sadly, this happens too often as a result of SIDS--sudden infant death syndrome. Although some specific cases have... (Read more about SIDS Recommendations)

Summer is now here, and it’s an opportunity for kids who are involved in one, two, maybe three sports to get a bit of rest. But a lot of kids go year round in their athletics now; it’s one reason for the rise in sports injuries in kids. More... (Read more about Sports Injuries and Children)

The backyard trampoline is a common sight in the suburbs. But is it completely safe? You would think that if kids can play on hard ground and concrete surfaces, that a soft surface like a trampoline would be very safe. But the fact is, there are... (Read more about TRAMPOLINE INJURIES)