Rehabilitation News

LYON, France — Findings of a study presented at the International Society for Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Biennial Congress cautioned that guidelines for return to sport based on time only are inappropriate for adolescent patients who undergo primary ACL reconstruction.

Orthopedics Today has highlighted six important videos from April to keep your practice up-to-date on a multitude of topics in orthopedic medicine.

LAS VEGAS — At the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting, Victor Hugo Hernandez, MD, MSc, discusses a study on when patients undergoing right total hip arthroplasty can safely resume driving.

LAS VEGAS — Compared with professional baseball pitchers who underwent primary UCL reconstruction, research presented here indicates professional pitchers who require revision UCL reconstruction have a more difficult time returning to play at the same major league level.

At 5 years after undergoing matrix-associated autologous chondrocyte implantation, researchers found patients’ outcomes were unaffected by whether the patients were assigned to accelerated or delayed weight-bearing activities.

Results from a recently published study demonstrated that patients who underwent ACL reconstruction and did not return-to-play may have been influenced by the fear of pain despite not having significant pain present.

Patients with ACL injuries had specific alterations in the sensorimotor control of lower limbs as indicated by deviations in muscular activity between both the injured and non-injured sides and between antagonistic muscle activity of the injured and non-injured sides, according to study results.

Surgical Implant Generation Network Pediatric and Fin nails were found to be effective for the treatment of pediatric diaphyseal femur fractures, with excellent healing outcomes and no major complications, according to study results.

Researchers found no significant differences in outcome measures between pediatric patients treated operatively and nonoperatively for clavicle fractures, according to recently published data.

The National Hip Fracture Database has released “My Hip Fracture Care,” a document that includes answers and information based on 12 common questions regarding hip fracture care. It is aimed at patients and their families and caregivers to help educate them on what will happen before, during and after surgery for a hip fracture.