Posts Categorized: Volleyball Injuries

ACL Treated with Hamstring Graft

Posted by Stacie Grossfeld & filed under acl hamstring, ACL hamstring surgery, ACL Surgery, ACL Tear and ACL Injury, Football Injuries, General Orthopedics, Gymnastics injury, Hamstring ACL, hamstring graft harvesting, Outdoor Sports, Soccer Injuries, Sports Injury and Children / Teens, Sports Medicine and Sports Injury, Tennis Injuries, Traumatic Injury, Volleyball Injuries, Wrestling.

An ACL Tear Treated with a Hamstring Graft ACL tear needs to be reconstructed in most patients . People that are active in twisting and turning activities need an ACL https://orthoinfo.aaos.org/en/diseases–conditions/anterior-cruciate-ligament-acl-injuriesWe cannot suture the torn ACL back together. Therefore, the ACL must be reconstructed. I recommend the hamstring graft.  ACL tears reconstructed  with a hamstring… Read more »

Jumper’s Knee or Patellar Tendinopathy – Best Jumpers at Increased Risk

Posted by Orthopaedic Specialists & filed under Knee Injuries and Knee Surgery, Sports Medicine and Sports Injury, Volleyball Injuries.

Research by Visnes and colleagues (2012) published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine finds that volleyball players with best ability to jump are at an increased risk of jumper’s knee. When a volleyball player jumps over and over again, it can cause tendonitis in the patella or patellar tendonitis, also known as “jumper’s knee”… Read more »