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Preventing Sports Injuries

Sports-Related Knee Injuries
Knee injuries account for 25 percent of all sports-related injuries, but proper conditioning can help prevent them.
Tips for Preventing an ACL Knee Ligament Injury
The ACL is most often stretched or torn (or both) by a sudden twisting motion -- when, for example, your feet are planted one way and your knees are turned another.
Trampoline Troubles
Trampolines are popular. Thousands of children are rocketing skyward, and trampoline injuries are also on the rise.
What to Do About a Sports Injury
Whether it's a twisted ankle, a shin splint or a strained muscle, when should you see a doctor for a sports injury?
You Can Head Off Stress Fractures
A stress fracture occurs when you increase the length or intensity of your workout too quickly.

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Sports Medicine ProgramThe Nebraska Medical Center offers a full range of treatment of sports...

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How To Use Crutches ProperlyThis video draws upon the expertise of one of the physical therapists...

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Orthopaedic Trauma SurgeryNot all orthopaedic trauma surgeries are done at the time a person...

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Partial Knee ReplacementKnee replacement surgery typically involves replacing three parts of the knee.

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Knee Revision SurgerySurgeons have been doing knee replacement surgeries for years. In a...

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Hip Revision SurgerySurgeons have been doing hip replacement surgeries for years. In a...

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Knee ReplacementDrs. Kevin Garvin, Beau Konigsberg and Curtis Hartman discuss the role of...

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Hip ReplacementDrs. Kevin Garvin, Beau Konigsberg and Curtis Hartman discuss the role of...

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Anterior Cruciate Ligament Repair

The Anterior Cruciate Ligament, or ACL, is located in the center of the knee along...

Tennis Elbow

The skeletal system is the framework for the body. It gives the body shape, protects...

Medial Meniscus Injury

The knee joint is comprised of three main bones: the femur, or thigh bone; the...

Achilles Tendon Tear

Tendons are bands of fibrous tissue that connect muscle to bone.The Achilles tendon is located...

Rotator Cuff Injury

The rotator cuff is located in the shoulder. It comprises muscles and tendons that connect...

Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tear

The anterior cruciate ligament, or ACL, is located in the center of the knee along...

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Staying on Course
Spurred by his love of athletics, Harris Frankel, MD, once considered becoming an orthopaedic surgeon and focusing on sports medicine. As skilled at reading a putt as he is at reading an MRI, he also might have taken a swing at professional golf.

Neurosurgeon Urges Parents, Coaches and Athletes to Recognize the Signs of Concussion
With fall sports about to begin, medical experts are urging everyone involved with sports to understand the risk of head injury and how best to react. "Concussions can have a wide range of symptoms," explained Peter Lennarson, MD, neurosurgeon at The Nebraska Medical Center. "But there are physical signs you might see."

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Sports Medicine
The sports medicine professionals at The Nebraska Medical Center understand that athletes don’t have to wear uniforms and athletic injuries happen anywhere, not just on athletic fields. An athlete is defined by age, gender, skill level or activity. Injuries resulting from a variety of activities can range from a sprained ankle to a more serious injury such as a sports related concussion.

Sports Medicine
Orthopaedic Services can treat multiple ligament knee reconstruction or other sports related injuries for athletes of all ages.

Orthopaedic Services
Orthopaedic surgery, research and rehabilitation are all Orthopaedic Services provided by The Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, NE.

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