Rehabilitation News

Treatment for knee osteoarthritis is being looked at with more scrutiny as more than 10 million adults in the United States are estimated to have symptomatic osteoarthritis of the knee. Nonoperative treatment options are increasing and it is difficult to know which treatment option is better for which patient. Some insurance plans require clinical documentation that a patient has failed nonoperative treatment prior to pre-certifying the patient for a surgical procedure.

Orthopedics Today features eight stories and videos of importance to emerge from the Orthopedics Today Hawaii 2015 meeting.

Subsequent applications of platelet-rich plasma have been shown to be less effective than the initial application on the proliferation of human tenocytes in a recently published in vitro study.

Platelet-rich plasma had a positive effect on tenocyte proliferation and recovery on initial application, according to study results. However, the effect was diminished with repetitive application.

Although acromial fractures can be common after reverse shoulder arthroplasty, recently published data indicate their effects can be mitigated with proper management.

Orthopedics Today has highlighted ten important stories from 2014 to keep your practice up-to-date on a multitude of topics in orthopedic medicine.

Orthopedics Today has highlighted ten important videos from 2014 to keep your practice up-to-date on a multitude of topics in orthopedic medicine.

According to recently published data, baseball pitchers who undergo superior labrum anterior-posterior repair can develop altered patterns of thoracic rotation compared with controls and pitchers who undergo biceps tenodesis.

Recently published data showed treating distal tibial fractures using an angular stable locking treating with intramedullary nailing offered no benefit in terms of patient outcomes compared with traditional locking screws.

Recently published data indicated a program of rehabilitation and platelet-rich plasma therapy may be more beneficial in patients with an acute hamstring injury than rehabilitation alone.