By Dirk Dugan, MD
This time of year local orthopedists see a lot of patients with injuries from downhill and cross-country skiing and snowboarding. Some of these injuries can be avoided by exercising a little caution.
Ski and Snowboard Injuries
Bicycle Safety through Defensive Riding
By Dirk Dugan, MD
Like many Tompkins County residents, I enjoy riding my bicycle during the summer. In an ideal world we would be able to ride for the simple pleasure of being outdoors in beautiful surroundings, without having to pay close attention to safety issues. However, as an orthopedic surgeon, I am all too familiar with the risk people on bicycles and motorcycles take when they do not drive defensively. Every summer my colleagues and I see too many serious injuries and deaths resulting from bicycle and motorcycle accidents.