Sports Medicine
If you’ve had a sports-related injury or have a condition that’s keeping you out of the game, our sports medicine expert physicians and specialists are here to help you get back to doing the things you love.
Ligaments are elastic bands of tissue that connect bones to each other to provide stability and strength to the knee joint. Ligament injuries in the knee are fairly common, especially injury to the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL).
There are four main ligaments in the knee that connect the femur (thighbone) to the tibia (shin bone):
Injuries to these ligaments are common in many sports where the knee may twist with the foot planted, such as soccer, football, basketball, skiing and gymnastics. These occur when the knee gets hit, when it's extended too far, when jumping and landing on a flexed knee, stopping suddenly when running or when suddenly shifting weight from one leg to another.
Orthopaedics at Main Line Health offers a team of orthopaedic doctors with expertise in simple to complex treatment options for ligament injuries. Many people who have tears to the ligaments, particularly ACL tears, opt to have surgical treatment to repair the tear. Your doctor will perform tests, such as an MRI or lab work, to diagnose your condition and develop a treatment plan.
Orthopaedic rehabilitation may be recommended during your recovery from a ligament injury or tear to help you regain full mobility and function of your joint.
Some orthopaedic conditions are first treated with non-surgical procedures followed by surgery as the next step.
As one of the most extensive programs at Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital, our primary focus is to help patients build strength, mobility and endurance for a variety of orthopaedic conditions.
If you’ve had a sports-related injury or have a condition that’s keeping you out of the game, our sports medicine expert physicians and specialists are here to help you get back to doing the things you love.