Orthopedics

• Orthotics Perspective

• Jacquelin Perry dies

• March 14, 2013
• Jacquelin Perry, MD, DSc (Hon), died on Monday in her home in Downey, Calif., at the age of 94 years.
  After receiving her bachelor’s degree in...More »

• In the Journals

• Additional balance exercises may help OA patients recover after TKR

• March 12, 2013
• Researchers from Taiwan found that patients with osteoarthritis showed significantly improved function and mobility scores when additional balance...More »

• Lower extremity functional electrical stimulation improved function for patients with SCI

• March 8, 2013
• Patients with chronic spinal cord injury who participated in long-term lower extremity functional electrical stimulation cycling as part of a...More »

• Health Care Updates

• Phantom pain linked to limb representation in brain

• March 7, 2013
• Among arm amputees who experienced phantom pain, patients who experienced the most pain maintained a stronger representation of the missing hand in the...More »

• Feature Article

• Comparing Conventional Physical Therapy Rehabilitation With Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation After TKA

• Orthopedics, March 2013, Volume 36 Issue 3
• Rehabilitation following total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is a costly, cumbersome, and often painful process. Physical therapy contributes to the successful...More »

• Study: Consider rehabilitation over immediate ACL reconstruction for young, active adults

• January 31, 2013
• The results of a level 1 study showed no significant differences in 5-year outcomes between patients who underwent rehabilitation and early ACL...More »

• Books

• Essentials in Total Hip Arthroplasty

• Javad Parvizi, MD; Brian Klatt, MD
  2013; ISBN 1-55642-870-7
• 320 Hard Cover, ISBN 978-1-55642-870-8, Order# 18708, $139.95...More »

• In the Journals

• Tibial plateau fracture impedes return to sport at 2-year follow-up

• December 20, 2012
• Researchers reported in this study that a tibial plateau fracture, and especially a high-energy trauma like a Schatzker IV or Schatzker VI fracture, could...More »

• In the Journals

• Knee brace, sleeve do not inhibit knee joint mobility

• December 13, 2012
• Use of a brace or sleeve does not significantly affect knee joint mobility, according to this study.
  “The selected prophylactic brace/sleeves did...More »

• In the Journals

• Scapular rehab program reduced impingement pain in overhead athletes

• December 10, 2012
• Patients who participated in overhead athletics and experienced impingement symptoms showed significant improvement in pain and function after completing...More »

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