Rehabilitation News

Investigators found a correlation between the muscle activity of the core unit during running and the occurrence of hamstring injuries in male soccer players.

Greater soleus muscle atrophy was seen among patients with Achilles tendon ruptures treated with nonoperative care and a functional rehabilitation protocol compared with patients who underwent surgical treatment with a similar rehabilitation protocol, according to recently published results.

Nonoperative management was effective in patients with chronic, full-thickness rotator cuff tears based on results of a study presented at the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Annual Meeting.

Investigators of this study found less-invasive locked plate fixation and unrestricted weight-bearing immediately afterward was safe and practical for the treatment of patients with periprosthetic distal femur fractures.

Heterotopic ossification, which is bone that forms in an undesired location following a musculoskeletal injury or surgical procedure, is a problem among orthopaedic patients. It can occur following trauma; fractures, such as those of the acetabulum; fracture dislocations of the radius or ulna; total joint reconstruction; hip resurfacing; hip arthroscopy; total disc arthroplasty; spinal cord injuries; and other clinical scenarios.

The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Penn Medicine and Shriner’s Hospitals for Children celebrated the 1-year anniversary of their collaboration on the first bilateral hand transplant on a pediatric patient.

For an orthopaedic society with about 500 members, the Belgian Association of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology just launched a government-mandated hip and knee joint replacement registry, had its best attendance at its 2016 semi-annual meeting, and supports and encourages the work of its members within the organization’s nine, highly active subspecialty groups.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — According to a speaker here, patients who identify as recreational or amateur athletes and underwent hip arthroscopy to treat femoroacetabular impingement often return to sports activity.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Rather than surgical factors, data presented here indicate patient preoperative condition is the most important factor in return to baseline function in the short-term period following anterior shoulder instability.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — According to a speaker here, the use of an ACL brace in patient rehabilitation following ACL reconstructing provided mixed results.