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Patient-reported results, knee stability improved after all-inside double-bundle ACL reconstruction
Source: Healio
Investigators found significant improvements from preoperative measures at 24.8-month follow-up for both mean side-to-side differences and Lysholm scores in patients who underwent double-bundle ACL reconstruction using a special drill pin guide and reamer, along with a laser- guided device to facilitate a transtibial approach.
High rate of bone graft resorption found after Latarjet procedure for shoulder instability
Source: Healio
Researchers of this study note that although the open Latarjet procedure provided significant improvement in clinical scores for patients with anterior shoulder instability and glenoid bone loss, 90.5% of patients showed graft resorption on CT at 1-year postoperatively.
Recommendations for patient activity after knee replacement vary among surgeons
Source: Healio
During recovery after knee replacement surgery, exercise is critical. After initial recovery, patients will want to resume more strenuous activities. In addition to exercise prescribed by a physical therapist, several studies have shown patients who participated in athletic activities prior to surgery will want to continue this practice after surgery. However, how much activity and how strenuous this activity should be remains unclear.
KATOR suture anchor system receives FDA 510(k) clearance
Source: Healio
KATOR announced it has received FDA 510(k) clearance for the KATOR Suture Anchor System.
Stresses on elbow during pitching may alter multiple structures
Source: Healio
In a pre- and post-season ultrasound evaluation of high school pitchers’ elbows, adaptive changes occurred to multiple structures about the elbow from stresses placed on the elbow during one season of pitching, based on results of a recently published study.
Higher rates of obesity seen over time in patients undergoing revision TKA
Source: Healio
DALLAS — Research presented here at the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons Annual Meeting found patients undergoing revision total knee arthroplasty have become significantly more at risk for obesity in recent years.
Recurrent shoulder dislocation prevented with combination Bankart repair and Bristow procedure
Source: Healio
Although investigators of this study found a combination of Bankart repair and Bristow procedure prevented recurrent shoulder dislocation in rugby players, some patients complained of insufficiency in quality of their play when performing specific movements.
Bats and balls, not base runners, cause worst injuries to major league catchers
Source: Medical Xpress
Contrary to popular belief, the worst injuries baseball catchers face on the field come from errant bats and foul balls, not home-plate collisions with base runners, according to findings of a study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
A 48-year-old woman with right knee pain
Source: Healio
A 48-year-old woman with a history of hypertension, rheumatoid arthritis treated with chronic prednisone, and a two-pack- per-week cigarette use, presented to clinic with 8 years of right knee pain. She had an intra-articular steroid injection with some relief 6 years ago. She denied any hip pain and uses a cane for ambulation. On physical examination she appears to be a healthy 5’2’’, 160-pound woman who walks with an antalgic gait. She has a 20° flexion contracture, with flexion limited to 90°, and a mild valgus deformity of her knee. The extremity was neurovascularly intact and she had full, painless hip range of motion.
Stiff shoulders less likely to re-tear after rotator cuff repair vs non-stiff shoulders
Source: Healio
Patients who had preoperative shoulder stiffness and those who developed stiffness at 6 weeks and 12 weeks postoperatively after rotator cuff repair were less likely to experience a re-tear compared with patients who had no stiffness, according to results presented here.