Sports medicine, according the Britannica Encyclopedia, is the medical and paramedical supervision and treatment of athletes. It has four aspects. Preparation (conditioning) uses diet, exercises, and monitoring of practice sessions to improve performance. Prevention identifies any predisposition to injury or illness and covers warmup, stretching, and design and use of protective equipment. Many surgical techniques developed in sports medicine, particularly for knee injuries, are now used for the general population. Rehabilitation prepares an injured or ill athlete to return to activity after initial treatment.

·         Debridement

o   Minimally or invasive clean-up procedure for stiff or painful joints

·         Meniscectomy

o   Arthroscopic removal of damaged knee meniscus

·         ACL reconstruction

o   Replacement of torn anterior cruciate ligament to restore knee join stability

·         Meniscal Repair

o   Arthroscopic repair of a torn knee meniscus

·         Decompression

o   Surgical widening of the shoulder suc-acromial space to decompress pinched rotator tendons

·         Primary Total Hip Replacement

o   First-time prosthetic replacement (arthroplasty) of a worn-out (arthritic) hip joint

·         Primary Total Unilateral Knee Replacement

o   First time prosthetic replacement of a single arthritic knee joint

·         Primary Total Bilateral Knee Replacement

o   First time prosthetic replacement of both knees in a single surgery