Athletes
Determine the value in sponsorships
You and your practice receive numerous financial requests to support organizations in the form of sponsorships every single year. These sponsorships can range from hospital-related galas to large sporting events and charitable fundraisers. Sponsorships come in all shapes and sizes and involve a broad range of participants and benefactors. With so many options and so many different audiences, how do you know which sponsorships offer you and your practice real value and which ones are simply spending money?
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BOSTON — Patients who underwent arthroscopic shoulder stabilization with knotless anchors had outcomes similar to patients who had traditional knotted anchors, according to a presentation at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine Annual Meeting. In addition, investigators found all-suture-based anchors may be correlated with lower redislocation rates.
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Patellar tendon thickness seen as strong predictor for tears
BOSTON — According to a presentation at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine Annual Meeting, partial patellar tendon tears are located either posterior or posteromedial in the proximal patellar tenon. Patellar tendon thickness was the most sensitive metric for partial patellar tendon tears, with thickness of more than 8.8 mm being a strong predictor of surgical intervention.