Evaluation and Treatment of Common Foot and Ankle Athletic Injuries
- Injuries to the foot and ankle are often complex and difficult to diagnose due to intricate makeup of the anatomy and sophisticated stressors place on the joints with every step, kick, or jump, especially with sports. Athletic trainers learn general foot and ankle evaluation techniques but can constantly improve their skills as new information, techniques on injury evaluations emerge, and imaging improves. Refreshing our knowledge challenges providers to learn new skills and is the best way to improve patient care and outcomes as well as increase diagnostic accuracy.
- By participating in this program, the participant will be able to more accurately assess athletic foot and ankle injuries resulting in improved initial care, decreased risk of further injury, and help minimize the length of recovery for these athletes.
Evaluation and Management of the Athlete's Hip
- Hip injuries are often complex and difficult to diagnose due to the multilayered anatomy and sophisticated stressors placed on the hip, especially with sports. Athletic trainers learn general hip evaluation techniques but can constantly improve their skills as new information and techniques on injury evaluations emerge and imaging improves. Refreshing our knowledge challenges providers to learn new skills and is the best way to improve patient care and outcomes as well as increase diagnostic accuracy.
- By participating in this program, the be able to more accurately assess athletic hip injuries resulting in improved initial care, decreased risk of further injury, and help minimize the length of recovery for these athletes.
Evaluation and Management of Cartilage Injuries in the Knee
- Cartilage injuries of the knee are one of the more common injuries reported in athletes. Properly managing these injuries depends on an accurate assessment and appropriate care immediately following the injury. While most athletic trainers can accurately identify a cartilaginous injury, they may not be as accurate in assessing the specific type of injury. This program will review the differential diagnosis of various cartilage injuries in the knee and discuss current thoughts regarding appropriate manage of each.
- By participating in this program, athletic trainers will more accurately identify various types of cartilaginous knee injuries and have the skills to administer appropriate care. The athletic trainer will be able to minimize secondary injury to the knee, improve the long term health outcome of the knee, and safely return the athlete to his/her previous level of activity.
MaineGeneral Sports Medicine & Colby College Sports Medicine offer 15th Annual Spring Symposium: Orthopedic Sports Assessment of the Ankle, Hip and Knee
CAT A Presentation
On-Demand Enduring
- Daniel Shubert, MD, MaineGeneral Sports Medicine
- Ian Engler, MD, Central Maine Orthopedics
- Ian Patten, MD, MaineGeneral Sports Medicine
Objectives
At the conclusion of this program, the participant will be able to:
• Perform a foot and ankle examination
• Predict appropriate imaging and interpretation thereof
• Integrate best treatment practices according to the literature.
• Summarize a differential diagnosis of hip pain in athletes and younger patients.
• Identify the most common hip pathologies and their associated goals of rehabilitation.
• Differentiate femoroacetabular impingement and its appropriate management.
• Assess cartilage injuries of the knee.
• Identify other possible differentials of knee injuries.
• Summarize the appropriate work up for cartilaginous injuries of the knee.
• Apply appropriate treatment of knee cartilage injuries both nonoperative and operative based on size and location.
Credits Awarded
CME’s awarded: 3
The MaineGeneral Medical Center designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 3 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) ™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of MaineGeneral Medical Center and Colby College. MaineGeneral Medical Center is accredited by the ACCME and the Maine Medical Association’s Committee on Continuing Medical education to provide continuing medical education (CME) for physicians.
