Fairfield Sports Medicine Physicians

Orthopaedic Specialty Group specializes in providing comprehensive sports medicine services including the diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of athletic injuries. Regardless of the level of the athlete (recreational, high school, college, even professional) Orthopaedic Specialty Group strives to provide the highest quality, state-of-the-art health care services. A testament to the quality of our sports medicine program is the large number of high-level athletes that we’ve successfully treated and returned to peak performance.

Our sports medicine physicians are board-certified orthopaedic surgeons. We take a comprehensive approach to treating sports injuries, which includes superior diagnostics, physical therapy, pain management, and the latest surgical techniques.

Our goal is to assist patients in their quest to return to the games they love. Quickly and safely.

Team Physicians For:

Sports teams that we provide care to

Frequently Treated Problems

Shoulder
  • Dislocations, instability, labral tears
  • Rotator cuff injuries, impingement syndrome, calcific tendinitis
  • Biceps tendinitis
  • Acromioclavicular joint arthritis/dislocations
  • Frozen shoulder/joint stiffness/adhesive capsulitis
  • Throwing shoulder/overhead athletes
Elbow
  • Tennis Elbow
  • Golfer's Elbow
  • Distal biceps tears
  • Thrower injuries/UCL (Tommy John ligament) tears/instability
Hip
  • Labral tears/femoral acetabular impingement (FAI)
  • Trochanteric bursitis/gluteus medius tendon tears
  • Hamstring tendon tears
Knee
  • ACL tears
  • Meniscal Tears
  • Cartilage injuries/osteochondral defects
Ankle
  • Sprains
  • Instability
  • Cartilage injuries/osteochondral defects
Fractures and dislocations
  • Clavicle fractures
  • Tibial plateau fractures
  • Multi-ligament injuries

Our Services

Shoulder Surgery
  • Arthroscopy
  • Rotator cuff repair
  • Labral repair/reconstruction
  • Biceps tenodesis/tenotomy
  • Distal clavicle excision
  • Capsulotomies
  • Clavicle fracture repair
Elbow Surgery
  • Arthroscopy
  • Tennis elbow surgery
  • Distal biceps tendon repair
  • Ligament repair/reconstruction
Hip Surgery
  • Arthroscopy
  • Labral repair/FAI surgery
  • Gluteus medius tendon repair
  • Hamstring repair
Knee Surgery
  • Arthroscopy
  • ACL reconstruction
  • Multiligament reconstruction
  • Meniscal repair
  • Fracture Surgery: arthroscopic assisted and open procedures
Cartilage Restoration
  • Osteochondral autograft/allograft transfer (OATs)
  • Autologous chondrocyte implantation (ACI, MACI)
  • Microfracture
Nonoperative Options
  • Sports bracing - custom and off the shelf
  • Sports rehabilitation
Biologic Treatments
  • Platelet-rich plasma (PRP)
  • Stem cells (adipose, bone marrow, amniotic)
  • Viscosupplementation