Sports medicine post-operative rehabilitation guidelines

UW Health's Sports Medicine sports rehabilitation physical therapists and athletic trainers help injured athletes return to health and return to sport.

For the hip

• Hip Arthroscopy Procedures (pdf)

• Open Hip Abductor Repair (pdf)

• Periacetabular Osteotomy (PAO) of the Hip (pdf)

• Proximal Hamstring Primary Repair (pdf)

• Surgical Hip Dislocation (pdf)

For the knee and lower leg

• Achilles tendon

  • Achilles tendon repair and rehab (pdf)

  • Insertional Achilles tendon repair (pdf)

  • Achilles Tendon PARS repair (pdf)

• Anterior Cruciate Ligament

  • ACL Reconstruction in the Adolescent Athlete (pdf)

  • ACL Reconstruction in the Adult Athlete with HS Graft (pdf)

  • ACL Reconstruction in the Adult Athlete with PT Graft (pdf)

  • ACL Reconstruction in the Adult Athlete with QT Graft (pdf)

  • ACL Reconstruction in the Older Adolescent Athlete (pdf)

  • ACL Reconstruction in the Pediatric Athlete (pdf)

  • Tibial Spine Avulsion Fracture (pdf)

• Compartment Syndrome Release With Open Fasciotomy (pdf)

• Knee Debridements and Partial Menisectomies (pdf)

• Knee Osteochondritis Dissecans (OCD) Non-Operative Care (pdf)

• Knee Osteochondritis Dissecans (OCD) Post-Operative Care (pdf)

• Knee Multiligament Repair/Reconstruction (pdf)

• Lateral Ankle Reconstruction (pdf)

• MACI Procedure - Knee (pdf)

• Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Repair and Reconstruction (pdf)

• Meniscal Repair (pdf)

• Meniscal Repair of Root and Complex Tears (pdf)

• Microfracture Procedures to the Knee (pdf)

• Osteochondral Allograft or Autograft Transplantation (pdf)

• Patellar Realignment (pdf)

• Posterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction (pdf)

• Patellar Tendon and Quadriceps Tendon Repair (pdf)

For the shoulder

• Anterior Shoulder Reconstruction with Arthroscopic Bankart Repair (pdf)

• Anterior Shoulder Reconstruction with Open Bankart Repair (pdf)

• Arthroscopic Capsular Shift (pdf)

• Biceps Tenodesis (pdf)

• Posterior Shoulder Reconstruction With or Without Labral Repair (pdf)

• Open Latarjet Anterior Shoulder Stabilization (pdf)

• Shoulder Debridement/Decompression/Distal Clavicle Excision (pdf)

• Superior Labral Anterior to Posterior Tear (SLAP) Lesion Repair (pdf)

• Type I and Type II Rotator Cuff Repair and Isolated Subscapularis Repair (pdf)

For the elbow

• Ulnar Collateral Ligament (UCL) Reconstruction (pdf)

• Ulnar Collateral (UCL) Repair (pdf)

• Distal Biceps Tendon Repair (pdf)

• Loose Body Removal and Arthroscopic Debridements of the Elbow (pdf)

• Lateral Epicondyler Debridement Rehab (pdf)

For the spine

• Lumbar Spondylolysis/Spondylolisthesis (pdf)

Miscellaneous

• Pec Muscle Repair (pdf)

• Platelet-rich Plasma Rehabilitation Guidelines (pdf)