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Sports Medicine Service Keeps Kids Alive
UCSF's PlaySafe program has provided free sports medicine care to Bay Area high school students since 2002. By combining cardiac evaluations with annual physicals, the program aims to reduce the risk of sudden athlete death.
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London Olympics a Dream Come True for US Taekwondo Team Doctor Christina Allen
<p><span>Christina Allen, MD, a surgeon at the UCSF Orthopaedic Institute, has traveled the world as the physician for the US taekwondo team, but her latest assignment at the London Olympics is a dream come true for someone who grew up watching the games and excelling as an athlete.</span></p>
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UCSF RunSafe Clinic Boosts Older Runner
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Finding a Sustainable Running Stride
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RunSafe Database to Speed SF Marathon Medical Care
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Amputees Become Athletes with Prosthetic Advances
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Amputee Athletes Push Physical Boundaries at Unique Clinic
A diverse group of young athletes came together recently for a common purpose: to participate in UCSF’s Amputee Comprehensive Training program at the Orthopaedic Institute, where they pushed themselves further than they had ever imagined possible.
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How to Better Treat Trauma Injuries in the Developing World
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Long-term Use of Osteoporosis Medication May Reduce Bone Fracture Risk for Some Patients
Continuing a popular but controversial treatment for osteoporosis could reduce spine fracture risk for a particular group of patients, but others could see little to no change if they discontinue it, according to a researcher at UCSF.
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Amputees Learn to Excel at Sports
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Clinic Helps Amputees Pursue Athletic Dreams
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Pursuing Her Olympic Dream
<p>When Christina Allen, MD, was a small child growing up in Connecticut, the word <em>taekwondo</em> was as foreign to her as the country of its origin. Some 40 years later, Allen is the team physician for the U.S. Olympics Taekwondo Team and will accompany them to the 2012 London Olympics this summer.</p>
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Turning Cartilage to Bone Could Replace Grafts
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Doctors Get Local Training They Can Take Overseas
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Osteoporosis Is So Slow, Bone Density Tests Can Wait, Study Says
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College Athlete with Prosthetic Leg Pursues Paralympics
<p>A Bay Area athlete is chasing his dreams of competing in the 2012 Paralympics with the help of experts at UCSF. And while he has yet to qualify for the global competition, he’s already beating his disability.</p>
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Repairing Infected Bones
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Doctors Now Able to Heal Bones that Would Not Heal Before
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Running a Marathon
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Biopuncture May Offer Quick Relief For Athletes
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CTSI Research Award Helps Move Promise to Product at UCSF
<p>Faculty are encouraged to apply for the <a href="https://innovation.ucsf.edu/venture/catalyst-program">T1 Translational Catalyst Award</a>, which is designed to help drive promising, early-stage research through the lengthy and complex process of bringing products and procedures to patients.</p>
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Media Advisory: SF Hospital Experts Teach Limb-Saving Techniques to International Surgeons
The UCSF Dept. of Orthopaedic Surgery, the Institute for Global Orthopaedics and Traumatology (IGOT) and San Francisco General Hospital (SFGH) are holding their second summit to teach international surgeons essential skills to help reduce the number of amputations performed throughout the world.
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Medicare Unveils Bundled Payment Models to Start in 2012
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Captain Morgan, The Rum Pirate, Lends A Knee To Hip Dislocation
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UCSF Prof Scores Big with Free Athlete Care
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Dr. Ephraim Engleman going strong at age 100
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Aspiring Fighter Pursues MMA with Prosthetic Leg
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Experts: Gorilla walks like a man not surprising
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UCSF's Unusual Thinkers to Appear at Dreamforce 2010
Seven of UCSF’s health care experts will share their wisdom on Wednesday during the cloud computing conference known as Dreamforce 2010 at San Francisco’s Moscone Center.