UK Sports Medicine Patient Education

UK Sports Medicine provides our patients with education about their sports related injury. Below are patient education sheets in Adobe PDF format for a number of common sports-related injuries.

The health information provided online represents common treatments and procedures, but you should NOT utilize the information as a substitute for medical advice. Always follow your doctor's advice and ask about what to expect from treatment at UK HealthCare.

Acromioclavicular (AC) Separation (PDF, 706 KB)

Ankle Sprains (PDF, 1.33 MB)

ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) tears (PDF, 100KB)

Arthroscopic Sugery (PDF, 113 KB)

Articular Cartilage Injury (PDF, 178 KB)

Articular Cartilage Injuries Focal Chondral Defects (PDF, 113 KB)

Bankart Lesion (PDF, 86 KB)

Biceps Tendonitis (PDF, 507 KB)

Combined Knee Ligament Sprain (PDF, 881 KB)

GYM Rehabilitation Program (PDF, 119 KB)

Iliotibial Band Syndrome (PDF, 109 KB)

LCL (lateral collateral ligament) Injury (PDF,752 KB)

MCL (medial collateral ligament) Injury (PDF,882 KB)

Medial Epicondylitis (Golfer's Elbow) (PDF, 123 KB)

Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Recontruction (PDF, 115 KB)

Meniscus Tear (PDF, 121 KB)

Meniscus Transplant (PDF, 106 KB)

Multidirectional Shoulder Instability (PDF, 135 KB)

Osteoarthritis (PDF, 141 KB)

Patellar Dislocation and Subluxation (PDF, 862 KB)

Patellar Tendonitis (Jumper's Knee) (PDF, 864 KB)

Patellofemoral Pain (PDF, 94KB)

Plantar Fascitis (PDF, 117 KB)

Rotator Cuff Tendonitis (PDF, 135 KB)

Shoulder Impingement (PDF, 135 KB)

Tibial Stress Syndrome (Shin Splints) (PDF, 178 KB)

Tibial Tubercle Apophysitis (Osgood-Schlatter Disease) (PDF, 118 KB)

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