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We often hear about pro athletes with ACL injuries. But non-athletes suffer these knee injuries, too, as a young mother from Ambler, Pa., shared with 6abc. Surgery is usually a must for athletes, who need to do cutting and pivoting moves. But non-athletes may not need it.

In some cases, physical therapy, activity modification and bracing can help the patient return to active, non-pivoting sports and lifestyle without ACL surgery.

With extreme precision needed for certain medical operations, state-of-the-art robots offer a way to make surgery easier.

For overweight or obese patients with knee osteoarthritis, diet and exercise result in a small but statistically significant difference in knee pain over 18 months compared with an attention control, according to a study published in the Dec. 13 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Associati...

Orthopedic surgeons and biomedical engineers are trained to approach adolescent and young adult hip pain from two different perspectives. Surgeons typically look at conditions such as femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) and hip dysplasia from a clinical point of view. Engineers more often focus on th...

His study aimed to evaluate the relationship between weather conditions and pediatric supracondylar humerus fracture incidence.

Newborns with large weight and advanced gestational age are most prone to orthopedic injuries during delivery.

eports of anxiety and depression decreased among student athletes who returned to sports following disruptions caused by the pandemic

An international group of experts published guidelines on hamstring lengthening surgery and anterior distal femoral hemiepiphysiodesis to guide surgeons in their care of ambulatory children with cerebral palsy.

Published results showed use of a novel hip brace was effective for preventing progression of hip displacement and improving quality of life in patients with nonambulatory cerebral palsy.