Understanding Your Condition

Many of the websites out there have information (and even mis-information) colored by advertising/marketing. These are some excellent sites that I have reviewed that will give you trustworthy, objective information about your condition:


Learning About Almost Any Orthopedic Condition:

American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS)

http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/
You will see a skeleton - simply click on which body part is painful and a list of topics will appear. The topics include sports injuries, arthritis topics, and fractures. Find your injury and click on it to read more about your condition and possible treatment options.

Sports Injuries:

American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine

http://www.sportsmed.org/Patient/Intro/

Arthritis:

Arthritis Today (from the Arthritis Foundation)

http://www.arthritistoday.org/

Osteoarthritis:

http://www.arthritistoday.org/conditions/osteoarthritis/index.php

Total Knee Replacement:

http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/topic.cfm?topic=A00389

American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons

http://www.aahks.org/

Sanaz Hariri MD