The decision process for determining when to return an injured or ill athlete to practice or competition includes many factors. This issue will cover Return to Play Following Cervical Disc Surgery; Return to Play Following Anterior Shoulder Dislocation and Stabilization Surgery; Return to Play Following Shoulder Surgery in Throwers; Return to Play Following Ulnar Collateral Ligament Reconstruction; Return to Play Following Hand and Wrist Fractures; and many more articles on returning to play post musculoskeletal injuries.

This issue of Clinics in Sports Medicine will focus on hip arthroscopy; specifically, imaging, injections, labrum, cartilage, capsule, cam and many more exciting articles.

This issue of Clinics in Sports Medicine, edited by Eric McCarty, will cover a variety of useful topics related to Articular Cartilage. Articles include, but are not limited to: Basic science of articular cartilage; Non-operative options for management of articular cartilage disease; Biologic options for articular cartilage wear; Management of OCD lesions of the Knee; Elbow and Ankle, Microfracture; Osteochondral Autograft; Allografts; Autologous Chondrocytes and Next Generation Matrix based Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation; Management and surgical options for articular defects in the shoulder; and Management and surgical options for articular defects in the hip, among others.

The world of sports medicine faces unique medical ethics issues. In this issue articles will include: Fundamental Ethical Principles in Sports Medicine, Confidentiality in Sports Medicine, Informed Consent in Sports Medicine, Conflicts of Interest in Sports Medicine, Performance enhancing drugs in sports medicine, Gene doping in sports medicine, Ethical considerations for analgesic use in sports medicine, and many more!

This issue will focus on the management and treatment Proximal Biceps, including articles on the following: Anatomy and Biomechanics of the proximal biceps tendon, Physical Examination of proximal biceps disorders, Imaging for proximal biceps disorders, Nonoperative management of proximal biceps disorders (including USG guided injections technique), Tenotomy versus tenodesis, Injuries to the Bicep Pulley, and many more!

A sports cardiologist evaluates affected athletes and suggests the most appropriate treatment options that may allow them to stay active in sports. This issue will discuss the following topics: Cardiovascular Adaptation and Remodeling to Rigorous Athletic Training, The Historical Perspective of Athletic Sudden Death, The ECG in Elite Athletes, The Management of Athletes with Congenital Heart Disease, Genetic testing in athletesThe Impact of Sports Cardiology on the Practice of Sports Medicine and many more!

This issue of Clinics in Sports Medicine will focus on facial injuries and will include articles on the following: Epidemiology, Prevention; Initial Evaluation; Soft tissue injuries; Maxillofacial and Mandible Fractures; Nasal Injuries; Ear Injuries; and many more!

ACL reconstruction remains one of the most common orthopedic procedures performed today. This issue will discuss controversies that can arise. Articles to be included are: Diagnosis of ACL Injury: Epidemiology, mechanism of injury patterns, history, PE, and ancillary test findings including x-ray and MRI; Anatomy of the ACL: Gross, arthroscopic, and Radiographic as a basis of ACL surgery; Graft selection in ACL surgery: Who gets what and why; Management of the ACL injured knee in the skeletally immature athlete; Indications for Two-incision (outside in) ACL Surgery and many more exciting articles!

Foot and ankle injuries are commonplace in competitive sports. Close attention is required during examination to accurately identify such injuries. Early diagnosis and management of these injuries are critical. Articles included in this issue are Chronic Ankle Instability (Medial and Lateral), Disorders of the Flexor Hallux Longus and Os Peroneum, Heel Pain in the Athlete (calcaneal Stress fracture, Baxter’s Neuritis, Plantar Fasciitis), Stress Fractures of the Metatarsals and Navicular, Peroneal Tendon Disorders, and many more!

This issue of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America will cover regenerative medicine. Rapid advances in stem cell science are opening new avenues for drug discovery and may lead to new uses of stem cells for other musculoskeletal disorders. Artcles to be included are: Evidence-Based Regenerative Prolotherapy and Perineural Injection Approaches; Platelet Rich Plasma; Autologous Conditioned Serum; Stem Cell Considerations for the Clinician; Adipose Derived Stromal Vascular Faction and Stem Cell Use, as well as many others.