Orthopedics

Sports Injury Conditions We Treat

Mount Sinai sports medicine specialists offer advanced treatment options for a range of orthopedic conditions.

Our doctors are experienced in treating the most challenging and complex sports cases involving cartilage and multi-ligament sport injuries that affect the shoulder, elbow, hip, knee, and ankle. Working with athletes provides our doctors special insights about the body pushed to the edge of its ability. That knowledge, along with vast clinical and research experience, enables our nationally recognized sports medicine surgeons to provide the finest care.

Elbow & Shoulder Conditions
  • Rotator cuff injuries (including impingement, tears, and tendonitis)
  • Shoulder dislocation
  • Shoulder instability
  • Bankart lesion (labral tear)
  • Biceps tendonitis
  • Calcific tendonitis
  • Frozen shoulder
  • Superior Labrum Anterior to Posterior (SLAP) lesion tear
  • Shoulder separations (AC separations)
  • Throwing injuries
  • Clavicle fracture
  • Weight lifter’s shoulder
  • Tennis elbow (lateral epicondylitis)
  • Golfer’s elbow (medial epicondylitis)
  • Distal biceps tendonitis
  • Biceps tendon rupture
  • Medial and ulnar collateral ligament tears (MCL and UCL)
  • Posteromedial elbow impingement
  • Loose bodies: small pieces of cartilage or bone
Hip Preservation Conditions
  • Labral tear
  • Femoroacetabular impingement (FAI)
  • Hamstring tears and strains
  • Hip loose bodies
  • Hip tendonitis
Knee & Ankle Conditions
  • Meniscal tears
  • Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears
  • Cartilage injury
  • Patellofemoral dislocation
  • Patellofemoral malalignment
  • Iliotibial band syndrome
  • Patellar tendonitis
  • Lateral collateral ligament (LCL) injury
  • Medial collateral ligament (MCL) injury
  • Posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) injury
  • Runner’s knee (chondromalacia patella)
  • Quad tendon ruptures
  • Patellar tendon ruptures
  • Achilles tendonitis
  • Achilles tendon rupture
  • Ankle sprain
  • Peroneal tendon instability