During the spring time, at Texas Orthopedics, we are often busy helping our young athletes recover from baseball, softball, lacrosse, track and field, and other sports injuries. In total, there are more than 2.5 million ER visits annually due to …
sports medicine
Tips to Avoid Basketball Injuries
Basketball and brackets. It’s what these last few days of March are all about.
NCAA’s March Madness tournament is underway, and it’s a basketball fan’s favorite time of year.
Whether cheering on a player at the collegiate level, or with …
National Cheerleading Safety Month
Give me a “G!” Give me an “O!” Give me a “GO team, GO!”
March is National Cheerleading Safety Month organized by Cheer Safe, and supported by USA Cheer and the American Association of Cheerleading Coaches and Administrators…
Putting a Stop to Injuries on Ice
Televisions around the world are tune into the Winter Olympics right now, with the dramatic events on ice often pulling in the most viewers. Remember the ‘miracle’ men’s hockey team of 1980? Or any number of the graceful gals who …
Women, Soccer, and ACL Injuries
September marks the start of football season for a lot of eager folks in Central Texas. But for many, soccer is just as popular a fall sport as football, especially among women.
There are many elite women’s high school and
…Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tears: An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure
Post provided by Scott Smith, MD
I saw my first surgical reconstruction of a ruptured ACL in 1981. I began studying ACL’s in 1991. I performed my first ACL reconstruction in 1992. Since starting my practice in Austin in 1996 …
