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Lifelong Cardinals fan and orthopedic surgeon cares for the women’s basketball team
Samuel Carter, M.D., has always rooted for University of Louisville basketball. This season, as the orthopedic surgeon to the women’s team, he’s had a front row seat. The women’s basketball team has been among the […]
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The difference between a hip dislocation like Tua Tagovailoa’s and a fracture
Hip injuries like the one that ended University of Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa’s season are more common in auto wrecks, but can occur in high-speed contact sports collisions. The hip dislocation experienced by Tua happened […]
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Turf toe treatment — this big toe pain can be long-lasting
Turf toe is a sprain of the big toe joint where it meets your foot (the metatarsophalangeal or MTP joint). While the injury often is associated with sports played on artificial turf, especially football, it […]
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Hip pointer injury: What it is and what to do
A hip pointer is a bruise or contusion on the upper outside part of the hip, resulting from impact to the iliac crest — the curved part of the pelvis on each side that we […]
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Sports medicine was always the plan for University of Louisville football’s head team physician
Chad Smith M.D.’s love of sports led him to become an orthopedic surgeon. His love for Louisville brought him to Louisville’s leading provider of orthopedic care after advanced training in sports medicine. With Norton Healthcare […]
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Lifelong Cardinals fan and orthopedic surgeon cares for the women’s basketball team
Samuel Carter, M.D., has always rooted for University of Louisville basketball. This season, as the orthopedic surgeon to the women’s team, he’s had a front row seat. The women’s basketball team has been among the […]
Read Full Story
The difference between a hip dislocation like Tua Tagovailoa’s and a fracture
Hip injuries like the one that ended University of Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa’s season are more common in auto wrecks, but can occur in high-speed contact sports collisions. The hip dislocation experienced by Tua happened […]
Read Full Story
Turf toe treatment — this big toe pain can be long-lasting
Turf toe is a sprain of the big toe joint where it meets your foot (the metatarsophalangeal or MTP joint). While the injury often is associated with sports played on artificial turf, especially football, it […]
Read Full Story
Hip pointer injury: What it is and what to do
A hip pointer is a bruise or contusion on the upper outside part of the hip, resulting from impact to the iliac crest — the curved part of the pelvis on each side that we […]
Read Full Story
Sports medicine was always the plan for University of Louisville football’s head team physician
Chad Smith M.D.’s love of sports led him to become an orthopedic surgeon. His love for Louisville brought him to Louisville’s leading provider of orthopedic care after advanced training in sports medicine. With Norton Healthcare […]
Read Full Story
