In a recent study completed by the Steadman Philippon Research Institute (SPRI) it was concluded that athletes with chondral lesions and other hip articular cartilage damage could return to play with proper treatment. The study was... Read More
In an exclusive interview Lindsey Vonn one of the most decorated Olympic skiers in history talks to TODAY's Matt Lauer about the devastating injury she sustained just one year before the start of the Sochi Olympics saying she still has... Read More
Trista Sutter is writing a book the title of which not surprisingly begins with Happily Ever After... Her romance indeed played out in fairytale fashion on TV when Vail firefighter Ryan Sutter won the heart of Bachelorette Trista in... Read More
Hand therapy is a growing practice in the United State due to hand pain lack of motion and even lack of grip. Kathi Thomson a certified hand therapist at Howard Head Sports Medicine has over 12 years of hand-specific experience.... Read More
The swelling around Lindsey Vonn's repaired right knee has gone way down a day after surgery and her spirits way up. Back in time for the 2014 Sochi Games? Try possibly back in time for the beginning of the World Cup season in late... Read More
The surgeon who operated on Lindsey Vonn's right knee was "optimistic for a full recovery" after she shredded two ligaments during a crash last week at the world championships. Dr. Bill Sterett a physician for the U.S. Ski Team... Read More
Dr. Robert F. LaPrade orthopedic knee surgeon with The Steadman Clinic in Vail CO and Chief Medical Research Officer for the Steadman Philippon Research Institute has recently co-authored a book titled: The IOC Manual of Sports... Read More
Within an hour after a roughly 70 mile per hour crash that caused Lindsey Vonn to tear two knee ligaments and fracture part of her tibia the reigning alpine skiing World Cup champion wanted to know how long it would be before she could... Read More
Dr. Robert F. LaPrade orthopedic knee surgeon with The Steadman Clinic in Vail recently had a one-on-one with Vail Daily reporter John LaConte. During their discussion which takes place up the side of the mountain in one of Vail's very... Read More
American skier Lindsey Vonn will head home for surgery next week after tearing two ligaments in her right knee and breaking a bone in her lower leg in Tuesday's crash at the world championships. Vonn was released from the hospital late... Read More