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Field Management of Sports Injuries

Dr. Andre Anderson, Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellow with Miami Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute, says some of the common injuries are the lower extremity injuries, and as physicians they have to know how to deal with them on the field. Dr. Michael Swartzon, Primary Care Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Physician with Miami Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute, explains if the athlete is a minor, they are coming out the field to be evaluated and they are probably done for the day.

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