Source - Healio
At the short-term to midterm follow-up, investigators found arthroscopic glenoid resurfacing with an interpositional human dermal allograft was a safe option that offered pain relief in select patients and the rate of revision to prosthetic arthroplasty was acceptable.
Source - News Medical
Competitive divers face a high risk of injuring their shoulders, back, elbows, wrists and other body parts, according to a report by a Loyola Medicine sports medicine physician.
Source - Science Daily
Increasing numbers of elbow-related injuries in professional baseball pitchers has led to research studying risk factors, especially those that can be modified and adjusted to help prevent lost playing time.
Source - Medical Xpress
Female athletes participating in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro were more likely to experience bone stress injuries in their lower extremities while competing in track and field compared to other events. In addition, tendon abnormalities similarly were most common in track and field athletes, however they most frequently involved the shoulder, Achilles and patellar tendons.
Source - Medical Xpress
Each of our arms and legs have compartments that contain muscles and nerves which are surrounded by tough walls of tissue called fascia. When we experience an injury or overuse muscles, these compartments can fill with fluid and swell. In some people, the fascia surrounding each compartment is not very flexible and swelling can restrict blood flow, which can lead to pain, numbness and weakness in the affected limb. These symptoms may be a sign of compartment syndrome..
Source - JBJS
In patients who developed stiffness after surgery, a rotator cuff repair was more likely to heal.
Source - Medical News Today
An already available drug can help patients get back on their feet more rapidly after a hip fracture, according to an international study published in the Journal of Bone Joint Surgery. The results suggest that treatment with the drug accelerates the healing process in broken bones.
Source - Healio
A phase 3 study of sustained-release triamcinolone acetonide showed improvements in pain, stiffness and function for patients with knee osteoarthritis
Source - Medical Xpress
According to new research findings presented this week at the 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting in Washington, most people with knee OA actually already have the physical function necessary to walk at least 6,000 steps a day, the minimum amount needed to improve their arthritis and prevent disability.
Source - Science Daily
From 1990 through 2014, the number of soccer-related injuries treated in hospital emergency departments in the US each year increased by 78 percent and the yearly rate of injuries increased by 111 percent among youth 7-17 years of age, a new article reports.
