Orthopedic Surgeon in Fishkill, Poughkeepsie, and Valhalla, NY

What is the Medial Collateral Ligament? There are four major ligaments in the knee which provide strength and stability. They are called the medial collateral ligament, the lateral collateral ligament, the anterior cruciate ligament, and the posterior cruciate ligament. The medial collateral ligament (MCL) is connected to the femur (thigh bone) and the tibia (shin bone) on the inside surface of each knee. The MCL keeps our knee stable when we get hit from the outside or have

What is the shoulder labrum? The shoulder is a “ball-and-socket” joint, which means a ball rotates within a socket. The top part of your arm bone (humerus) is the ball and the shoulder blade (scapula) forms a socket that the ball sits in. The socket is very shallow in the shoulder and the ball could “fall” off without additional support. In many ways, it is like a ball sitting on a golf tee. In order to deepen that “tee” to better hold the ball, the body has a ring of fib