Surgical Treatment For Sports Related Injuries!

Surgical Treatment For Sports Related Injuries!


By Dr. Rohit Chakor, Orthopaedics

When it comes to contact sports like football or basketball, orthopedic injuries are unavoidable. Given the high risk of falling and accidents and wear and tear of muscles, injuries like stress fractures, torn ligaments, ACL tears and chronic pain are common complaints a sports doctor comes across. Not all orthopedic doctors can deal with sports injuries. Sports medicine is a specialization of this field that deals exclusively with the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of injuries sustained while playing sports. A sports doctor must not only treat an injury but must also speed up the healing process so as to allow their patients to return to the field as quickly as possible.


This procedure is typically performed on a patient under general or spinal anesthesia. When being used to diagnose a condition, it involves the insertion of a thin fiber-optic tube with a light, magnifying lens and camera into the body through a small incision no bigger than a buttonhole. This allows the doctors to examine the bone and joint in detail. In cases where this type of surgery is being used to treat a patient, specially designed instruments may also be inserted through an additional small incision to repair the injury.



  1. Faster healing
  2. Minimal scarring
  3. Lesser blood loss
  4. No danger of cutting muscles or tendons
  5. More comfortable rehabilitation
  6. Faster return to the sports field