From the weekend warrior to the elite athlete, the individual or the team, sports injuries can sideline people of all ages and levels of play. At the Midwest Orthopedic Specialty Hospital, we offer the highest quality of sports medicine in Milwaukee to help athletes stay healthy and injury-free. It's our mission to help our patients continue to participate in the activities that they live for.

The goals of sports medicine are to evaluate and treat injuries for a rapid return to desired activities. Our skilled therapists, athletic trainers and other specialists use the latest techniques to evaluate and treat athletic injuries. A combination of treatment modalities is used, including physical therapy, medications and surgery. When surgery is necessary, minimally invasive arthroscopic care is utilized.

Inpatient treatment and surgical procedures are performed at the Midwest Orthopedic Specialty Hospital. Other treatments include custom-made orthotics, braces, sports splints and personalized home-rehabilitation programs.

We also offer pre-sport physical exams and educational programs that emphasize performance enhancement, prevention and proper techniques to avoid unnecessary injuries or re-injury.

As the premiere sports medicine facility in Milwaukee, the Midwest Orthopedic Specialty Hospital can help you accomplish your goals, whether you want to run faster, jump higher or start hitting the ball farther. Designed for athletes of all ages, abilities and levels of play, our Performance Training Program offers highly focused exercise and fitness strategies that build optimal performance.

• A minimally invasive surgical procedure in which an arthroscope (a fiber-optic lighted camera) is inserted into the joint through a small incision
• A second small incision can be used to facilitate treatment of many common joint problems
• Arthroscopic procedures can be performed in most joints, including the knee, shoulder, elbow, hip, wrist and ankle
• Arthroscopy can be less painful, involve fewer complications, allow faster recovery and be performed on an outpatient basis (no hospital stay overnight)

• Two small incisions near the front of the knee allow thorough inspection of the entire joint
• Torn cartilage (meniscus tears): two small incisions are used to trim damaged tissue with minimal pain. Most patients bear weight shortly after the procedure and return to normal activity within 2-4 weeks
• ACL tears: ACL reconstruction is performed, replacing the damaged ligament and restoring stability to the injured knee
• Kneecap dislocations: arthroscopy can be used to remove loose and damaged cartilage prior to restoring kneecap alignment and stability
• PCL tears: advanced reconstruction for unstable knees
• Cartilage transplantation/regeneration: meniscus and cartilage transplants may be performed arthroscopically, as can "microfracture"

• Allows repair and trimming of damaged tissues: rotator cuff repairs, labral repairs (for dislocations, pain and instability) and removing bone spurs.

• Used to remove loose cartilage, repair labral tears or remove problematic bone spurs
• Recovery is much faster than with large incision surgeries

• Used to trim excess scar tissue after ankle sprains (ankle impingement)
• Can help restore mobility by removing bony spurs

• Helps alleviate pain from tennis elbow (lateral epicondylitis)
• May be used to resect bony spurs and remove loose fragments

• Used to repair torn cartilage (TFCC tears) or remove loose fragments