Sports Medicine

• In the Journals

• Poor outcomes found 12 months after sports, recreational activity injuries

• December 11, 2012
• Patients with sports or recreational activity injuries had reduced physical and mental health and function 12 months after their injuries, according to...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 »

• Former NFL players with more concussions have greater risk of developing depression

• Orthopedics Today, December 2012
• Epidemiologists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill found that National Football League players who sustained at least 10 concussions...More »

• ACL injuries in female athletes

• December 1, 2012
• Erik Peterson, MD, discusses ACL injuries in female athletes on KSFY MEDICAL MINUTE Visit www.siouxfallsorthodoc.com for more information...More »

• In the Journals

• Study finds PRP does not improve outcomes after rotator cuff repair

• November 27, 2012
• Platelet-rich plasma does not improve rotator cuff healing or affect overall retear rates in patients who underwent rotator cuff repair, according to this...More »

• In the Journals

• ACL patients with intervention surgery show higher 1-year return to pivot sport rates

• November 21, 2012
• Patients who received treatment for their ACL injuries without surgical intervention had lower return to activity rates for pivoting sports at 1-year...More »

• In the Journals

• Low back pain frequency no different for elite athletes and non-athletes

• November 20, 2012
• Low back pain was no more prevalent in athletes who participate in endurance sports that require long-term, repetitive back loading than non-athletes,...More »

• Health Care Updates

• Researchers recommend intervention to reduce number of fractures in high school athletes

• November 16, 2012
• Fractures can be a physical, emotional and financial burden on high school athletes and researchers recommend prevention programs to reduce these burdens,...More »

• Researchers find need for more concussion education

• November 14, 2012
• While general pediatricians and pediatric emergency physicians value their role in concussion management, their self-reported knowledge, practices and...More »

• In the Journals

• No significant difference found between drilling, grafting during ACL reconstruction

• Orthopaedics Today Europe [Archives], Issue 6
• Researchers found no significant differences between drilling or autologous osteochondral grafting to treat articular cartilage defects during ACL...More »

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