Welcome back to St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center's Musculoskeletal Minute! This video blog features doctors from St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center in Syracuse, NY, speaking on orthopedic topics of interest. You will see a new video blog out every few weeks.
In this edition, Dr. Todd Battaglia, orthopedic surgeon at St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center, speaks on ACL injuries, including how they occur and the healing process.
Dr. Todd Battaglia is certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery.
Education:
MD - SUNY Buffalo School of Medicine
BS - Amherst College
Residency:
University of Virginia
Graduate Research Fellow:
University of Virginia - Surgery
Fellowship:
New England Baptist - Sports Medicine and Arthroscopic Surgery
Traveling Fellowship:
Arthroscopy Association of North America
Areas of Expertise:
ACL and Knee Ligament Reconstruction
Arthroscopic & Reconstructive Surgery of the Knee & Shoulder
Clavicle and AC Joint Injuries
Cartilage Regeneration/Restoration
Meniscus Surgery
Rotator Cuff Injuries
Shoulder Arthritis
Shoulder Instability/Dislocations
Sports Medicine
This definitely is every athletes’ nightmare. torn acl injuries are not only painful, but could take weeks, even months of treatment and therapy before he or she can get back to the game. No wonder NBA Superstar Derrick Roses’ Chicago fans freaked out when he went down with this knee injury.
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