Blog Posts in August, 2018

U.S. News & World Report: Meniscus Tears and Fears: What to Know

WITH THE NFL TRAINING camp season underway, sports fans are bound to hear about their favorite teams and players succumbing to knee injuries at practice. From torn ACLs and MCLs to meniscus tears, the ...
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Dr. Mandelbaum Explains to Medscape How Sports Physicians Can Take Action Against Suicide

When I was the sports medicine doctor at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), I had a resident who came to us from Johns Hopkins Medical School. He was a bright and dynamic young man who ...
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Medscape Asks Dr. Mandelbaum How Specializing in One Sport Can Break Young Bodies

When Striving for Greatness Ends in Injury I often see parents pushing their kids, and kids pushing themselves, to be the next sports star. They understand that it takes a lot of hard work to be ...
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