Sports Medicine News

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Representatives from the Children’s National Health System and MedStar Sports Medicine recently announced new screening and data collection technology will be used in the District of Columbia to aid in the treatment and prevention of concussion in youth sports.

As 2015 winds down, Healio.com/Internal Medicine presents its most popular stories of the year, which includes industry news, updates in care guidelines and meeting news coverage.

Researchers found that an estimated 63.8% of college sports-related injuries occurred during practices, according to data published in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

Researchers found an increased incidence of chronic traumatic encephalopathy pathology among individuals who participated in contact sports at an amateur level, according to data published in Acta Neuropathologica.

A minimum 5-year follow-up of patients with medial meniscus posterior root tears showed patients who underwent refixation had superior clinical scores, radiologic outcomes and survivorship compared with patients treated with partial meniscectomy.

Although a survey of patients who underwent arthroscopic Bankart repair for the treatment of chronic shoulder instability showed all patients who were active in sports preoperatively returned to sport postoperatively, 26% of patients reported no benefits in sporting activity after the surgery.

Investigators found significant improvements from preoperative measures at 24.8-month follow-up for both mean side-to-side differences and Lysholm scores in patients who underwent double-bundle ACL reconstruction using a special drill pin guide and reamer, along with a laser-guided device to facilitate a transtibial approach.

Following the resolution of a class action lawsuit regarding youth soccer concussion, the United States Soccer Federation has recently announced an upcoming player safety campaign that will include new youth soccer initiatives in part to improve concussion awareness, provide more uniform concussion management and eliminate heading in the youngest players.

Basketball has been a favorite sport ever since James Naismith first nailed a peach basket to the wall of the YMCA in Springfield, Mass. in 1891. It is popular among many families as boys and girls can practice together at home with just a hoop in the driveway.

PHILADELPHIA — At the Impact of Sports 2015 Summit, Alexander R. Vaccaro, MD, PhD, MBA, president of the Rothman Institute, discussed the Summit, the role of sports in the medical field and how it can apply to orthopedic surgeons.