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The 10th annual McFarland Clinic Turkey Food Drive kicked off on Thursday, December 4th. McFarland Clinic and the 2014 Turkey rallied together to benefit MICA of Story County.

Over the last 10 years or so, hip injuries in athletes has gained greater attention than they had previously. One reason for that is the development of safe ways to work on the hip with arthroscopic means.

This week we are going to learn about the "TEAM" that helps keep your ISU athletes healthy: the athletic trainers and team physicians. Teamwork is critical for the success of the players and coaches and it's also very important for the certified athletic trainers and medical professionals. Everyone needs to know their role and do it well in order for the players to be active, healthy and fully able to participate in their sport.

It’s not as commonly seen as an ACL injury, but the term labral tear of the shoulder or the hip is frequently spotted in the sports pages these days. Why didn’t we hear of labral tear in the past?

Basketball Player Georges Niang describes the moment his basketball season ended. Initially he thought it was a sprain, but later learned he had broken his foot. McFarland Clinic Sports Medicine Surgeon, Dr. Thomas Greenwald explains this common injury as well as treatment options.

As basketball season gets started, I wanted to briefly discuss one of the most common basketball injuries that often needs surgery - that being the ACL. The ACL, as most sports enthusiasts probably already understand, is a ligament inside the knee that helps stabilize the knee joint, especially during cutting and pivoting motions.

This week we are going to learn about Jones fractures, a term used to describe a break of the fifth metatarsal, which is the long bone on the outside of the foot that connects to the little toe.

Dr. Greenwald goes in-depth on shoulder dislocations in today's blog.

Dr. Greenwald fills us in on meniscal tears today at CycloneFanatic.com.

Ankle sprains are some of the most common injuries in sports. When they occur low down by the bony protuberances (“malleoli”) on either the outside or the inside of the ankle, they are generally treated symptomatically until the athlete is able to return to competition. When they sprain occurs higher up between the two leg bones (tibia and fibula), the sprain takes much longer to heal and often requires surgery.