Sports Medicine
Our sports medicine orthopaedists treat the injuries for persons, of any age, who range from the professionally trained to those who simply enjoy athletic activities. We are the providers for many high schools and colleges throughout New Hampshire.
Drs. Douglas Moran and Patrick Casey are the team physicians for the NH Hampshire Fisher Cats, the Double A affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays.
WHAT IS SPORTS MEDICINE?
Sports medicine is concerned with the prevention and treatment of injuries and illnesses sustained during athletic or "active type" activities. The types of injuries that sports medicine physicians encounter can be divided into two groups.
- Major injuries are those sustained in an instant, such as a fractured leg or dislocated shoulder. They require orthopaedic care, such as setting a fracture or repairing a torn ligament.
- The second group is generally referred to as "overuse" injuries; conditions caused by repeated and excessive stress. Tendonitis and stress fractures fall into this category. Ideally, the athlete can continue with the athletic activity while under treatment, or at least return to the activity as quickly as possible. To aid in recovery and prevent recurrence of injuries, physical therapy is invaluable in stretching and strengthening muscles and other soft tissue surrounding bones and joints.
WHAT DOES A SPORTS MEDICINE PHYSICIAN DO?
Sports medicine physicians assess and treat musculosketal injuries using arthroscopy techniques. During arthroscopy, the physician looks into the joint with a tiny telescope through an incision no larger than a buttonhole. The telescope, which is smaller than the diameter of a pencil, sends back visual images displayed on a television screen through a miniature video camera.
A variety of joints can be operated on using arthroscopy: knee, shoulder, elbow, wrist, ankle, hip. Little pain results from this kind of surgery, allowing most operations to be performed on an outpatient basis at our Orthopaedic Surgery Center. Cartilage and ligament tears in the knee, bursitis, shoulder dislocations, and rotator cuff injuries are all treatable using this technique. Even complex knee ligament reconstructions are routinely done using arthroscopy.
Drs. Boselli and O'Connor have also created patient guides for shoulder surgery. You can learn about them, here: Inpatient TSA Guide, Outpatient TSA Guide, Preoperative Skin Preparation Instructions
CONDITIONS:
Patients who experience both acute and long-term persistent medical conditions related to musculoskeletal use or overuse seek treatment for some of the following conditions from Concord Orthopaedics.
- Acromioclavicular (AC) Joint Arthritis
- Anterior Cruciate Ligament tear (ACL)
- Arthritis
- Biceps Tendon Rupture
- Cubital Tunnel Syndrome
- Fracture of the Collarbone (Clavicle)
- Frozen Shoulder (Adhesive Capsulitis)
- Glenoid Labrum Tears
- Joint Injections for Arthritis
- Knee Arthritis
- Lateral Epicondylitis (Tennis Elbow)
- Loose Shoulder (Multidirectional Instability)
- Medial Epicondylitis (Golf Elbow)
- Medial Ulnar Collateral Ligament Injury
- Patellar Tracking Disorder
- Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome (Runners Knee)
- Posterior Cruciate Ligament tear (PCL)
- Proximal Humerus Fracture (Broken Shoulder)
- Quadriceps Tendon Rupture
- Rehabilitation for Arthritis
- Rotator Cuff Injuries
- Rotator Cuff Tears
- Shoulder Arthritis
- Shoulder Dislocations
- Shoulder Impingement Syndrome
- Shoulder Separation
- SLAP Tear (Superior Labrum from Anterior to Posterior Tear)
- Tendonitis
- Tibial Fractures
TREATMENTS & PROCEDURES:
Sports Medicine evolved from the care of athletes and their particular injuries, but most “sports medicine” conditions occur in people who do not participate in organized athletics. The goal of a sports medicine physician is to get you back to your baseline level of function as quickly and safely as possible through minimally invasive needs. Some of the treatment procedures used by our sports medicine providers include:
- ACL Reconstruction & revision ACL Reconstruction
- Acromioclavicular (AC) Joint Separation Repair
- Arthroscopic Bankart Repair (Instability)
- Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair
- Arthroscopy
- Cartilage Repair & Restoration
- Clavicle Fractures
- Elbow Arthroscopy
- Knee reconstruction
- Labral (SLAP) Repair
- Loose body removal
- Meniscus Repair
- ORIF Surgery for Proximal Humerus Fractures
- Partial Meniscectomy
- Partial shoulder replacement & resurfacing
- Tennis elbow surgery
- Tommy John (UFL) reconstruction
- Total Shoulder Replacement
- Visco-supplementation for Arthritis of the Knee
To better serve our patients we offer onsite X-rays and MRIs.
