Sports Medicine Specialist

If you have experienced any kind of sports-related injury, Dr. Maffet and his expert staff can get you back in the game!
Knee Injury?

Dr. Maffet specializes in the evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment all types of knee complaints including innovative arthroscopic and reconstructive surgery techniques when needed.
Shoulder Injury?

Shoulder problems can be a challenge. Dr. Maffet is an expert in shoulder arthroscopy and minimally invasive reconstructive surgery.
Teaching

For 20 years, Dr. Maffet has been involved in teaching the next generation of orthopedic surgeons, sports medicine specialists, physical therapists, and athletic trainers.
Knee and Shoulder Arthroscopy Specialist

Dr. Maffet has helped pioneer new approaches and techniques in knee and shoulder arthroscopic surgery.

How easy is it to measure quality in medicine?

Interesting commentary here.on this subject. There is a lot of emphasis now in health care going forward on quality, quality metrics, quality performance, etc. without much specifics on what exactly that means. I come from a background that when I trained in orthopedic surgery and sports medicine, we were considered to have the highest quality […]

Acute ACL Snowboard Tear at Olympics

Cringe-worthy video of an acute right knee ACL tear at Olympics. I recorded for teaching purposes as it demonstrates even through boarding pants the rotational shift that occurs of the femur above internally and the tibia below externally as the ACL tears.

Pediatric ACL Surgery

It is frequently common that I see pediatric ACL patients. It is much more common now probably because younger patients are participating at higher levels of sports. We don’t like to see 11 and 12 year olds with acute ACL injuries, but it happens. What is different about the pediatric ACL injury is the presence […]