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A collateral ligament injury occurs when the MCL or LCL is injured. These ligaments are on the inside and outside of the knee and require immediate treatment.

OrthoIndy Urgent Care is open with extended weekday and weekend hours so you can avoid the emergency room wait and cost. Meet the time that will assess your injury.

There are different kinds of ankle replacement: total and partial. Ankle replacements relieve pain from ankle arthritis and maintain motion in the ankle joint.

Low back pain is extremely common. Eighty percent of the population will experience back pain at some point in their life.

Lacrosse is considered a moderate risk sport in regards to sustaining injuries. The most common injuries are sprains, strains, bruises, cuts or scrapes.

Dr. Dicke knew that he wanted to be a physician from a very young age after being inspired by his father who raised him while working through medical school.

Severe ankle sprains often feel the same as an ankle fracture and are often treated similarly. When your ankle is broken, it will be unable to hold your weight.

A shoulder separation is not actually an injury to the shoulder joint and surgery isn’t always necessary.

Although the symptoms and cause between a strain and a sprain are different, the treatment is usually R.I.C.E. (rest, ice, compression and elevation).

An ACL injury is a relatively common knee injury especially for athletes. Treatment depends on the severity of the injury and the needs of the patient.

Many times a PCL tear occurs in conjunction with injuries to other structures in the knee such as cartilage, ligaments, menisci and bone.

Ankle sprains are extremely common injuries that utilize conservative treatment, without surgery, which usually includes rest, ice, compression and elevation.