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Eight important items from Impact of Sports Summit, ASSH
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Orthopedics Today features eight stories and videos of importance to emerge from the Impact of Sports 2014 Summit and the American Society for Surgery of the Hand Annual Meeting.
Andrews discusses orthopedic surgeons’ role in the prevention of youth sports injuries
PHILADELPHIA — At the Impact of Sports 2014 Summit, James R. Andrews, MD, spoke about the increasing number of children who participate in youth sports and the epidemic of youth sports injuries from year-round, specialized training. Watch video.
Sports impacts many lives on multiple levels
PHILADELPHIA — At the Rothman Institute’s Impact of Sports Summit, Michael G. Ciccotti, MD, chief of sports medicine at the Rothman Institute and team physician for the Philadelphia Phillies, discussed how sports impacts individual lives as well as its influence on health care, business and the overall economy. Watch video.
The challenges of a team physician
PHILADELPHIA — At the Impact of Sports 2014 Summit, Brian J. Cole, MD, MBA, discussed the challenges that team physicians face in balancing their responsibilities to both athletes and team management. Watch video.
A discussion on the role of biologics in orthopedics
PHILADELPHIA — At the Impact of Sports 2014 Summit, Nicola Maffulli, MD, MS, PhD, FRCS(Orth), offers his insight on the role of biologics (stem cells, PRP, etc.) in the management of orthopedic conditions. Watch video.
Study: Kienböck’s disease may progress to fragmentation within 6 months
BOSTON — Research presented here sheds new light on the natural evolution and features of Kienböck’s disease. Read more.
Revision MCP arthroplasty produces 'reasonable' mid- to long-term implant survival
BOSTON — Revision metacarpophalangeal arthroplasty resulted in “reasonable” 5- and 10-year implant survival rates, according to a speaker here. Read more.
Meaningful functional recovery seen in processed nerve allograft repair of large-gap injuries
BOSTON — The use of processed nerve allografts for the repair of large-gap nerve injuries produced meaningful functional recovery, defined as S3/M3 on the MRCC scale, in most repairs, according to data presented here. Read more.
Study: Revision cubital tunnel surgery provides improvement, but poor results vs primary surgery
BOSTON — A cross-sectional study that compared patients with at least 2 years of follow-up who underwent primary surgery of the ulnar nerve for cubital tunnel syndrome to a group that underwent revision showed poorer objective and patient-reported outcomes in the revision cohort. Read more.