Orthopedics

• Industry News

• Mitek Sports Medicine releases dual-thread suture anchor, PTRC repair system

• May 21, 2013
• Mitek Sports Medicine announced the launch of the Healix 3.4-mm Suture Anchor and the double-loaded minimally invasive partial thickness rotator cuff...More »

• Meeting News Coverage

• Wait and see approach may prove best for most pediatric ACL injuries

• May 16, 2013
• TORONTO — Orthopaedic surgeons need structured guidance in the management of ACL injuries in children due to their high prevalence and numerous...More »

• Meeting News Coverage Perspective

• Researchers describe lack of homogeneity in PRP tendon studies

• May 14, 2013
• TORONTO — There is a need for increased consistency in how researchers report the results of tendon healing with platelet-rich plasma studies,...More »

• Meeting News Coverage

• Delayed presentation of distal biceps tendon tears poses new challenges

• May 14, 2013
• TORONTO — Gregory I. Bain, MBBS, FRACS, PhD, of South Australia, Australia, provided an international perspective on the challenges orthopaedic...More »

• In the Journals

• Arthroscopy to treat knee OA decreased after reimbursement change evidence of lack of efficacy

• May 13, 2013
• Researchers found changes in reimbursement and evidence of the ineffectiveness of knee arthroscopy to treat osteoarthritis resulted in a significant...More »

• Meeting News Coverage

• Study: Radial meniscal displacement present prior to partial replacement increases after 3 months

• May 13, 2013
• TORONTO — Patients with polyurethane meniscal scaffolds showed clinical signs of improvement in the knee at 3 months, 12 months and 24 months...More »

• In the Journals

• Study: Tibiofemoral joint space width adversely affects pain, quality of life after ACL reconstruction

• May 3, 2013
• Patients with an injured ACL who also have an abnormal tibiofemoral joint space width have lower pain and quality of life scores and cleavage-to-synthesis...More »

• In the Journals

• Early open kinetic chain exercises improve quadriceps strength after ACL reconstruction

• May 2, 2013
• Researchers from Brazil found that early start of open kinetic chain exercises for quadriceps strengthening with a limited range of motion improves muscle...More »

• In the Journals

• Study: PRP significantly improves midterm outcomes for jumper’s knee

• May 2, 2013
• Platelet-rich plasma was more effective than extracorporeal shock wave therapy in the treatment of athletes with jumper’s knee, according to...More »

• Young male athletes more likely to rupture Achilles tendon during sport

• May 1, 2013
• Male athletes less than 55 years old are the most likely candidates for an Achilles tendon rupture, according to a study recently published in Foot &...More »

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