/ Ken Furcolo
Tibial Plateau Fractures
Tibial plateau fractures are periarticular (involve the joint) fractures located in the proximal tibia at the knee. They are often associated with soft tissue injuries of the knee including open fractures, ACL and PCL ruptures, MCL and LCL sprains and meniscal injuries. They may occur and cause compartment syndromes of the leg and possibly vascular compromise both which are limb threatening emergencies.
Tibial plateau fractures are most commonly seen in
Exercise / Ryan Correia
Designing a jump training/plyometric program
One of the the greatest causes of confusion in sports rehabilitation/performance is on the topic of jump training or plyometrics. This article will provide a brief overview on why you would want to; and how to prescribe a common sense jump program. When prescribing a jump program for performance or rehab, the strength/conditioning level of the athlete performing the program, volume, loading, complexity, and plane of movement must all be taken into consideration.
The reason an athlete would want…..
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Bone Health / Dr. Anthony Deluise
A Patient’s Guide to the Orthopedic Visit, Part II
Even the best doctors can be confusing. Sometimes conversations with your doctor contain big words and a lot of medical terminology. This guide is written to serve as a resource for patients, and is composed of a collection of commonly used words that patients often find confusing. This short guide is not meant to be comprehensive of all words used in an orthopedic visit.
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