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The Division of Sports Medicine at Children's Hospital Boston provides comprehensive assessment, treatment and follow-up care to children, adolescents and young adults with sports-related orthopedic injuries.

A highly-skilled team of orthopedic surgeons work with physical therapy staff to develop long-term treatment and activity plans. In addition, the Division has developed innovative pre-participation evaluation programs and injury prevention strategies.

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Dr. Micheli with patient The program's director, Lyle J. Micheli, M.D. is one of the world's leading authorities on sports care and is renowned for his pioneering work in the field of pediatric and adolescent sports medicine.

He has also treated several world-renowned dancers and professional athletes, and is the author of hundreds of published clinical studies and scholarly review articles and books.

Dr. Micheli leads an expert staff of orthopedic surgeons that perform more than 2000 surgeries each year.

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