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Five important news items from the AOSSM Annual Meeting
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Healio.com/Orthopedics features the top five news items from the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine Annual Meeting. More live coverage, including video interviews with researchers, can be found by clicking here.
Bracing showed mixed effects on patient outcomes following revision ACL reconstruction
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — According to a speaker here, the use of an ACL brace in patient rehabilitation following ACL reconstructing provided mixed results. Read more.
Patients likely benefit from Bankart repair of initial shoulder dislocation
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — According to research presented here, Bankart repair following initial shoulder dislocation leads to improved patient outcomes. Read more.
Eccentric hamstring exercises linked with reduced injury rates in baseball
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Utilization of eccentric hamstring exercises in major and minor baseball leagues reduced the incidence of hamstring injuries, according to results presented here. Read more.
Age linked with career length for professional hockey players following hip arthroscopy for FAI
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Patient age at the time of surgery was the only predictor of career length among professional hockey players who underwent hip arthroscopy to treat femoroacetabular impingement (FAI), according to results presented here. Read more.
VIDEO: Walters discusses effect of PRP for treatment of knee pain following ACL reconstruction
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — At the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine Annual Meeting, Brian L. Walters, MD, discussed a study that looked at the effect of platelet-rich-plasma (PRP) treatment on donor site knee pain in patellar-tendon autograft ACL reconstruction. Watch more.