Sports Medicine and Orthopaedics Referral Guide

At Cincinnati Children’s, our Pediatric Sports Medicine experts are focused on caring exclusively for young athletes, no matter the age, sport, or skill level. We’re committed to ensuring that your patient’s childhood sports injury doesn’t become a lifelong problem, and we’re dedicated to ensuring your patient’s safe, prompt return to sports. Teaming together, our Pediatric Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Surgery specialists have created the only program in the region offering the full spectrum of care for your patient’s sports-related healthcare needs — whether it’s post-injury care, surgery, help improving performance, or guidance in preventing sports injuries.

Cincinnati Children’s is ranked Our combined team includes world-class surgeons, pediatric sports medicine specialists, #8 in Orthopaedics and third specialized athletic trainers, researchers, and pediatric physical therapists — all of whom among all Honor Roll hospitals are trained in the special needs of the growing athlete. in the 2014 -15 U.S. News & When to Refer Your Patient World Report listing of Best Children’s Hospitals. Primary care providers can make referrals directly to the Pediatric Sports Medicine team or to the Orthopaedic Surgery team, depending upon your patient’s injury or condition. Traumas, fractures and other significant injuries should be seen by Urgent Care or the Emergency Department. Sports Medicine Referrals • Concussions (mild traumatic • Uncomplicated clavicle fractures brain injury) • Most acromioclavicular sprains • Muscle strains and contusions • Snapping hip, hip flexor, iliotibial (IT) • Osgood Schlatter, Sever’s or band or iliac crest pain other apophysitis • Stingers or burners (Brachial Plexus) • Joint / ligament sprains • Back pain due to sports injury Cincinnati Children’s is ranked • Ankle sprains including Salter 1 • Medical problems in athletes including second in the nation for fracture versus sprain pulmonary, GI and cardiac issues orthopaedic care in the 2013 • Patellofemoral pain syndrome related to sports Parents magazine listing • Anterior knee pain • Athletic performance issues including of Best Children’s Hospitals. • Bursitis nutrition, fatigue, etc. • Overuse injuries and stress fractures Orthopaedic Surgery Referrals • Fractures unless otherwise • Complex knee injuries, i.e., knee injuries specified with clinically evident ACL tears, • Dislocations with bony avulsion large effusions, fractures • Sternoclavicular dislocations • Rotational or angular deformities • Elbow, glenohumeral and large of the leg joint dislocations • Spine injuries • Hip effusion • Tendon ruptures Referrals to either Pediatric Sports Medicine or Orthopaedic Surgery Patients with any of the following may be referred to either of our Sports Medicine teams: • Patellar dislocations without • Joint / ligament sprains with effusion radiographic evidence of fracture (often • Spondylolysis / spondylolisthesis osteochondritis dissecans lesion on MRI)

Locations

Sports Medicine Orthopaedics

Sports Medicine Orthopaedic Services Surgery

BURNET GREEN TOWNSHIP GREEN TOWNSHIP (MAIN) CAMPUS

Burnet Campus Fairfield Mason Campus Liberty Campus (main hospital) (at Mercy Healthplex) 9560 Children’s Drive 7777 Yankee Road 3333 Burnet Avenue 3050 Mack Road 45040 45044 45229 45014

Anderson Green Township Children’s Outpatient Oak Campus (at Mercy Healthplex) 5899 Harrison Avenue Northern Kentucky 2800 Winslow Avenue 7495 State Road 45248 (a partnership with St. Third Floor, 45206 Ste. 355, 45255 Elizabeth Healthcare) 2765 Chapel Place 41017

Sports Medicine: [email protected] Orthopaedics: [email protected] www.cincinnatichildrens.org/sports-med www.cincinnatichildrens.org/ortho

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