The Sports Medicine Team at Shriners Hospitals for Children
— Northern California serves Saturday morning soccer stars,
aspiring college athletes and all the sports and fitness
enthusiasts in between. Noted orthopaedic surgeons team with
physical medicine and rehabilitation specialists, physical
therapists and other professionals to help children and
adolescents achieve fitness goals. Injuries to the knee,
shoulder and ankle can compromise athletic performance, and the
Shriners Sports Medicine team stands ready to help recreational
and competitive athletes return to the playing field strong and
able. The course of care is determined individually for
each patient, and treatment options include open surgery and
arthroscopic techniques, including cartilage restoration.
Make an appointment
Please call our Referral Center to schedule an appointment,
call (916) 453-2191 or via email at referrals.ncal@shrinenet.org.
A Referral Coordinator will partner with you to gather the
necessary information to allow our physician leadership to
evaluate the best path for your child. The key to success is
dedication, timing and teamwork between the patient, families and
medical team. We tailor each child’s regimen to their specific
needs. Each child’s outcome will depend, in part, on the severity
of their condition.
Shriners Success Story
Shoulder
- Thrower’s Shoulder / Little League Shoulder
- Shoulder Dislocation / Shoulder Instability
- Arthroscopic and Open Stabilization Procedures
- Labral Tears
- Arthroscopic Labral Repair
- SLAP Tears
- Bone loss of the glenoid or humerus
- Latarjet, Bone Block, Allograft
- Rotator Cuff Tears
- Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair
- Acromioclavicular (AC) Joint Sprains and Separations
- Arthroscopic and Open Fixation
- Cartilage Sefects of the Shoulder
- Scapular Winging
- Failed Prior Shoulder Surgery
Knee
-
Ligament Injuries including Anterior Cruciate
Ligament (ACL), Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL),
Posterolateral Corner (PLC), Lateral Collateral Ligament
(LCL), and Medial Collateral Ligament (MCL)
- Primary and Revision Ligament Reconstruction
- Surgical Techniques to Preserve the Physis (Growth Plate)
-
Meniscus Tears
- Meniscus Repair
- Meniscus Transplant
- Patellar instability
- MPFL Reconstruction
- Tibial Tubercle Osteotomy
- Cartilage Defects
- Cartilage Restoration
- Microfracture
- MACI
- Osteochondral Grafts
- Osteochondritis Dissecans
- Mechanical Malalignment
- Guided Growth
- Osteotomies
- Patellofemoral Pain
- Patellar Tendinosis
- Quadriceps and Patellar Tendon Injuries
Hip
- Hip Dysplasia
- Periacetabular Osteotomy (PAO)
- Femoroacetabular Impingement (FAI)
- Arthroscopic and Open Procedures
-
Labral
Tears
- Cartilage Lesions
Research
Clinical research studies focus on improving non-surgical and
surgical outcomes of pediatric sports injuries.
