Kyle S. Peterson, DPM, AACFAS
Suburban Orthopaedics

Reconstructive Surgery

Reconstructive surgery is performed to repair defects in the body caused by developmental abnormalities, congenital deformities, tumors, or infections.

Trauma Surgery

Trauma refers to injuries of the muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints, nerves, blood vessels,

Sports Medicine

Involves treating sports injuries which occur when playing indoor or outdoor sports or while exercising

Noncontact lower-extremity injury risks likely differ by sport, gender

Noncontact lower-extremity injury risks likely differ by sport, gender

According to recently published data, differences were noted between sport and sex with regard to the risk for sustaining a noncontact lower-extremity injury.

Researchers culled online data self-reported from high school soccer and basketball players of both sexes who sustained a noncontact lower-extremity injury between 2005 and 2012. All injuries were compared against the 6.4 million athlete-exposures covered by the information gathered.

Source: Healio

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