Sports Medicine

Orthopedic sports medicine is a subspecialty of Orthopedics that focuses on managing pathological conditions of the musculoskeletal system arising from sports practice. When dealing with athletes, timing is the most difficult issue to face. Typically, athletes aim to return to play as soon as possible and at the pre-injury level. This means that management should be optimized to combine the need for prompt return to sport and to the biologic healing time of the musculo-skeletal. This poses a great challenge to sport medicine surgeons, who need to follow with attention to the latest scientific evidence to offer their patients the best available treatment options.

The services provided by Dr Vogts can also be applied to the use of biological approaches to treat musculoskeletal injuries. The role of orthobiologics for the treatment of specific conditions include the use of platelet-rich-plasma (PRP). This is a procedure where a sample of the patient’s own blood is taken and prepared in a way that isolates the plasma and platelet components from the red and white blood cells. Platelets contain growth factors that can trigger cell reproduction and stimulate tissue regeneration and healing in the treated area. The preparation is injected under ultrasound guidance to insure the affected anatomical area is accurately infiltrated.