Sports Medicine With Mandelbaum

Treating, Preventing Hip and Groin Problems in the Athlete After an athlete has been diagnosed with a sports hernia or a hip impingement, what is the best course of treatment?
April 05, 2017
Sports Hernias, Adductor Injuries, and Hip Problems Are Linked Studies and subjective reports of athletes suggest that hip and groin injuries overlap like a Venn diagram. What is the final diagnosis?
February 23, 2017
Is Artificial Turf Endangering Athletes' Health? Studies and subjective reports of athletes suggest that artificial turf is linked to orthopedic and traumatic brain injury on the field. It has also raised cancer concerns. But is the evidence solid?
January 23, 2017
A Pragmatic Approach to Healthcare Changes in 2017 Many doctors and patients are feeling anxious about Donald Trump's choice of Dr Tom Price to spearhead healthcare reform. But most likely we are in for evolutionary, not revolutionary, changes.
December 22, 2016
Help Your Patients Ski Safely This Winter Trying to squeeze all their money's worth out of an expensive lift ticket and a long trip to the mountains can set patients up for an injury that will cut ski season short. Here's what to do instead.
November 30, 2016
How I Prevent, Treat, and Rehabilitate Hamstring Injuries A noted surgeon, who helped develop the FIFA 11+ exercise program for professional soccer players, discusses prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of injuries in the quadriceps' 'little sisters.'
October 26, 2016
So You Want to Be a High School Football Team Doctor Pro football teams may have 15 specialists on the sidelines during a game. The high school team doctor must assume all of their roles. A noted sports medicine physician offers advice on how to do it.
September 28, 2016
Health Risks at the Rio Olympics, by a Doctor Who Was There The Zika virus? Heat-related illness? Water pollution? Illegal drugs? A doctor who oversaw medical preparations for the soccer tournament in Rio looks back on the real health risks at the 2016 Games.
August 18, 2016
I Favor Allograft Replacement for Menisci Torn Beyond Repair Whether a meniscus transplant can prevent arthritis is not yet known, but, says a noted surgeon, the procedure does appear to offer the best hope for cartilage protection in these patients.
May 20, 2016
Current Thinking in Surgical Approaches to Meniscus Repair People who tear their menisci run a high probability of developing osteoarthritis in 20-30 years if treatment is delayed. A renowned surgeon discusses the latest thinking for several types of tears.
April 22, 2016
Orthobiologics: A New Era for Articular Cartilage Surgery? A noted surgeon on his use of new orthobiologic therapies and materials that promote tissue healing, improving outcomes in articular cartilage surgery and hastening return to play for many athletes
March 18, 2016
For Articular Cartilage Injury, a Holistic Approach Is Best Mastery of arthroscopy isn't enough to treat injury to the knee's articular cartilage. The knee's biomechanics, extracellular matrix, molecular structure, and other factors must also be considered.
February 19, 2016
Mandelbaum on Grafts, Biologics, and Rehab in ACL Repair In the second of two columns on ACL reconstruction, an eminent surgeon discusses the latest thinking on the use of grafts, biologics, and rehab programs in hastening an athlete's return to play.
January 21, 2016
A Renowned Surgeon Discusses New Approaches to ACL Repair A leading orthopedist explains how progress in our understanding of the knee's anatomy and how ACL injuries occur has changed his approach to anterior cruciate ligament repair. The first of two parts.
January 06, 2016
New Study Finds Link Between Injury Prevention and Winning In addition to the landmark study, new data, presented here for the first time, confirm the link between preventing injury and winning in team sports. But many coaches are ignoring the implications.
November 19, 2015
Vitamins and Supplements for Athletes? Only in Special Cases Many athletes, seeking a performance edge, turn to vitamins and supplements--without realizing their risks for adverse events. Sports medicine doctors--and all physicians--should set them straight.
October 21, 2015
Doctors Aren't Doing Enough to Get Patients to Exercise Orthopedists get paid for fixing problems, not preventing them, a noted sports medicine doctor observes. But motivating patients to take control of their fitness is the most important part of the job.
October 01, 2015
A Radical Proposal for Reducing Baseball Pitching Injuries Baseball teams at all levels--from Little League to Major League--need to develop more fast pitchers to reduce the risk for ulnar collateral ligament injury by using their best pitchers too often.
August 20, 2015
Biologic Treatments for OA: A Sports Medicine Perspective Studies show that several biologic treatments can prevent degenerative arthritis or its progression and allow many seniors to remain active late in life. An expert reviews the state of the research.
Experts And Viewpoints, July 15, 2015
Is SCD in Athletes Too Rare to Warrant Serious Precautions? An expert reviews the literature on sudden cardiac death in athletes and concludes that arguments against mandatory SCD screening are based on inaccurate estimates of the incidence of SCD.
Experts And Viewpoints, June 19, 2015