Sports Medicine and Performance Center Patient Stories

After elbow pain sidelined her from gymnastics, Emma found answers, had surgery and worked her way back to competing.

After rupturing her ulnar collateral ligament (UCL), CHOP orthopedic surgeons guided Hadley and her family through a unique treatment plan and UCL reconstruction.

When left-handed pitcher Mason is taken out of the game after tearing his UCL, he turns to the team at CHOP for reconstructive elbow surgery to get back on the mound.

With dreams of becoming an Olympic figure skater, Ryan and his family turn to CHOP for a second opinion and the best possible outcome for a broken collarbone.

After successful surgery at CHOP to remove a broken bit of her kneecap, Amy returned to the sport she loved: figure skating, but this time with a new perspective.

Soccer was Sierra’s everything. Benched by an ACL tear, she wondered if she'd ever step back onto the field. She turned to CHOP for hope.

Teen’s pursuit of Paralympic gold spans the globe, from China to Idaho, and eventually to Philadelphia for corrective spine surgery to keep her track and field dreams alive.

Successful surgery to repair a broken collarbone kept Jake’s hopes of becoming a professional race car driver alive. 

After CHOP successfully treated Zoe’s ruptured Achilles tendon, the 17-year-old is headed to college on a full athletic scholarship.

Ian, 13, is back shooting hoops after successful osteochondritis dissecans knee surgery at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.