Sports Medicine
Our physicians are national leaders in sports medicine. We provide a comprehensive approach to patient care, focusing on each individual's unique situation.
Our physicians serve as team physicians for the Minnesota Wild, the Minnesota Vikings, the University of Minnesota Athletics, the Minnesota Whitecaps, and the Minnesota State High School League. All are experts with additional certified qualifications in sports medicine.
We have a Cartilage Restoration and Joint Preservation Program that serves patients throughout the life of their affected joints by providing a comprehensive, collaborative care model.
Rehabilitation Protocols
View guidelines, including timeframe, weight bearing, and therapeutic exercises, for a variety of sports medicine procedures:
- ACL Reconstruction
- ACL/MCL Reconstruction
- Bankart Repair
- Cartilage Reconstruction
- Distal Opening Wedge Femoral Osteotomy (Dr. Arendt)
- Femoral Derotation Osteotomy
- Isolated Meniscal Repair
- Knee Arthroscopy and Meniscectomy
- Lateral Retinacular Lengthening
- Meniscus Allograft Transplant
- Meniscus Root/Radial Tear Repair
- Microfracture Femoral Condyle
- Microfracture Trochlear Groove Defect
- Microfracture Trochlear Patellar Defect
- MPFL Reconstruction
- Multiligament Knee Reconstruction
- Patellar/Quadriceps Tendon Repair
- Patellofemoral Arthroplasty Quadplasty
- Proximal Opening Wedge Tibial Osteotomy (Cartilage Restoration Program)
- Proximal Opening Wedge Tibial Osteotomy (Dr. Arendt)
- Return to Run Progression
- Return to Sport
- Tibia & Fibula Derotation Osteotomy
- Tibial Tubercle Osteotomy (Distal/Medial)
- Tibial Tubercle Ostetomy (Anteromedial)
- Trochleoplasty
Clinic Information
Appointments: 612-273-9400
Section Leaders
Bradley Nelson, MD
Sports Section Leader
Jonathan Braman, MD
Shoulder Section Leader
David Jewison, MD
Medical Orthopedics Section Leader