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Sports Medicine: Salter-Harris Fracture-Type I of Distal Fibula

A Salter-Harris type 1 fracture is the mildest type of fracture that can occur to a growth plate.

Tibial Stress Fracture

The tibia (shin bone) is the larger, and major weight bearing bone, of the two lower leg bones. A tibial stress fracture is a complete or incomplete break that develops over time, usually as a result of repeated activity.

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Student Testimonials

Former interns of the Sports Medicine Athletic Training Internship reflect on their time in the program and how their hands-on experiences were unlike anything they learned in the classroom. 

Supraventricular Tachycardia

Supraventricular tachycardia, also called SVT, is a very fast heart rhythm that does not follow the regular pathway from the atria to the ventricles.

Sports Medicine: Shoulder Impingement Syndrome

Impingement syndrome is pain in the shoulder caused by pinching of the rotator cuff muscles beneath the edge of the shoulder blade (acromion).

Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis (SCFE)

Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis is a hip injury that involves the growth plate (physis) of the thigh (femur) bone. This injury occurs when the neck of the femur (metaphysis) moves in relation to the ball on the top part of the femur (epiphysis).

Menstrual Dysfunction in the Athlete

Many things can cause changes in hormone levels. These changes can lead to irregular or missed periods, especially in athletes.

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Hepatitis B

Learn how hepatitis B spreads and how it may affect your child’s liver. Find out how to prevent infection and when to call the doctor or health care provider.

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Ependymoma

Ependymomas are a type of a tumor that form in the brain or spinal cord (central nervous system) as a result of abnormal growth of ependymal cells.