In the world of sports medicine, our doctors have changed the game.

The field of sports medicine is a game changer, with specialty-trained surgeons uniquely suited to minimize pain and maximize function. Within this subspecialty of orthopaedic surgery, our experts are committed to diagnosing both acute and chronic athletic injuries, identifying and understanding an individual’s goals and motivations, and implementing proven and effective treatments to minimize downtime and get patients back into the game. With that, our cutting-edge treatments can be uniquely designed, with each athlete in mind.

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Conditions

As experts in sports medicine, we can care for acute and chronic athletic injuries, including:

Achilles tendon conditions, such as ruptures and strains
Acute and chronic sprains and stress injuries
Biceps conditions, including proximal and distal tendon tears
Elbow instability and contractures
Elbow tendinopathies, such as tennis and golfer’s elbow
Exertional compartment syndrome
Fractures above the shoulder, including the humerus and clavicle
Knee conditions, such as meniscus tears and cartilage conditions
Knee injuries and instability, such as ACL & collateral ligament tears and tendon tears
Knee tendinitis, like Osgood-Schlatter disease and runner’s knee
Loose bodies of a joint
Lower extremity injuries, like shin splints and groin pulls
Muscle strains and contusions
Overuse injuries
Patellar instability and dislocations
Pediatric knee conditions
Shoulder arthritis and arthropathy
Shoulder conditions, such as rotator cuff tears, impingement and biceps conditions
Shoulder injuries, including instability, labral tears and fractures
Shoulder separation or AC joint injury
Throwing conditions, such as UCL injuries and osteochondritis dissecans

Treatments

To help you return to your sport (or your active lifestyle) as quickly as possible, we offer the latest and most advanced non-operative and surgical solutions, typically through advanced minimally invasive arthroscopic techniques. Both innovative and integrated, these include:

Arthroscopic and open rotator cuff repair
Articular cartilage restoration, including OATS, MACI and others
Biceps tendon tear reinsertion and repair
Both anatomic and reverse shoulder replacement
Complicated revision ligament and meniscus surgery
Integrated in-house physical therapy and conditioning
Ligament reconstruction and repair
Meniscus repair and meniscal transplants
Multiligamentous knee injury and knee dislocation treatment
Partial knee replacement
PRP and stem cell therapies
Superior capsular reconstruction

Want the same level of care as Michigan’s top professional athletes? Our physicians are official providers for elite level athletes, including the Detroit Lions and USA Olympians, as well as numerous local collegiate and high school teams.