Rehabilitation News

Results from this study indicated among patients who underwent shoulder hemiarthroplasty, 67.2% participated in at least one sport at a postoperative average of 6.5 months and 69.4% of patients returned to work at average of 1.4 months postoperatively.

Within minutes or days of a mass trauma event, hundreds — possibly thousands — of patients may arrive at the emergency room of a hospital nearest the site of the incident. At these times, orthopaedic surgeons can play a key role in the triage and treatment of patients. Later, when these patients undergo limb salvage, reconstruction or amputation procedures, these physicians typically perform the surgery or are involved in the ongoing management of patients.

Results from this randomized controlled trial showed both low- and high-intensity plyometric exercise for rehabilitation following ACL reconstruction positively affected knee function, knee impairments and psychological status among patients after 8 weeks of intervention.

BARCELONA — Elbow problems and tendinopathies can arise from too much practice and play in professional golfers and tennis players, as well as in “weekend warriors” who overdo it at the gym and stress the biceps tendon or grip playing equipment too hard, according to a presenter, here.

BARCELONA, Spain — More knowledge of the ACL is needed to fully understand the factors related to nonoperative healing of the ligament, the role of timing of the reconstruction in clinical outcomes and why ACL reconstruction reduces pivot shift in the knee, according to a presenter, here.

As part of our scientific program, the upcoming 17th EFORT Congress to be held in Geneva from 1 to 3 June 2016 will again feature the well-established Nurse Day. This educational full-day course aims to fulfill the educational need of orthopaedic and trauma nurses and health care professionals.

In the Patellofemoral Update in this issue of Orthopaedics Today Europe,Seth L. Sherman, MD, and Ryan J. Pomajzl, MD, discuss predicting athletes’ return to play after patellar stabilization.

Investigators of this study found high return-to-play rates after ACL reconstruction among collegiate female soccer players, especially those with athletic scholarships and those who underwent reconstruction early in their career.

Findings from this study showed after an ACL rupture it was possible to return to preinjury performance or even higher and age is a high indicator for postoperative recovery.

Results from this study indicated that among patients who underwent shoulder hemiarthroplasty, 67.2% participated in at least one sports postoperatively at an average of 6.5 months and 69.4% of patients returned to work at average of 1.4 months.