Orthopaedic Sports Clinical Rotation

Residents participate in a Sports Medicine rotation during the PGY-3 & PGY-5 year of the orthopaedic surgery residency program. The rotation is mainly held at the outpatient CARES center where residents perform a large number of arthroscopic and open surgical cases. In addition, CARES has a surgical skills lab, where orthopaedic residents can operate on cadavers to perfect arthroscopic techniques. A functional arthroscopy lab is supervised by the sports clinical faculty throughout the year and provides an introduction to arthroscopic technique to junior residents and allows senior residents to apply advanced arthroscopic techniques in a laboratory setting.

In addition, residents assist attending staff with office hours in a local sports center on a weekly basis. Sports medicine clinics have also been operational since 1976 at both Princeton University and Rutgers University. During the PGY-4 year, residents assist in the care of the Rutgers and Princeton athletic teams. The residents take part in pre-season evaluation of athletes, provide game-time care for the players, and assess and treat injuries throughout the respective season. This experience gives the resident an extensive exposure to all aspects of athletic injury. In the fall, chief residents cover local high school home football games.