Sports Medicine

• Field Facts

• Pistorius reaches 400-meter semifinals

• August 6, 2012
• Oscar Pistorius finished the 400-meter semifinals with a time of 46.54, according to the Associated Press. Although he didn't advance to the finals,...More »

• Smart chip can monitor joint stress loads after surgery

• August 2, 2012
• Researchers have developed a smart chip implanted in the skin after joint surgery that would transmit joint stress loads in real-time to physicians and...More »

• Meeting News Coverage Perspective

• Patients with sports hernia display high rate of radiographic FAI

• Orthopedics Today, August 2012
• BALTIMORE — The biomechanical changes associated with femoroacetabular impingement may lead to increased stresses across the lower abdominal...More »

• Meeting News Coverage

• Dynamic elbow ultrasound can detect early signs of UCL anatomic abnormalities

• Orthopedics Today, August 2012
• BALTIMORE — An increase in ulnar collateral ligament thickness in young professional baseball pitchers may be an early detectable anatomic...More »

• Association News

• Athletes shine at Extremity Games 7

• June 25, 2012
• NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas — On Saturday, June 23, athletes from across the country gathered for Extremity Games 7, a day-long adaptive extreme sport...More »

• Health Care Updates

• Muscle mass associated with bone strength

• June 20, 2012
• A recent study by the Mayo Clinic published in the Journal of Bone & Mineral Research showed that there are distinct differences in how muscle affects...More »

• Industry News

• Aesculap Implant Systems introduces knee system

• June 15, 2012
• Aesculap Implant Systems recently introduced the VEGA System Posterior Stabilized Knee Replacement Technology.
  Designed to mimic natural knee kinematics by...More »

• Biomechanics of a Forehand Tennis Shot

• June 13, 2012
• Tennis4Everyone shows you the biomechanics of a forehand shot for an indepth look at the Tennis player's movements and positions involved....More »

• Cover Story

• Making Strides in the Assessment of Gait Patterns

• O&P Business News, June 2012
• Assessing amputee gait patterns can be a remarkably complex and challenging task for prosthetists. Lack of access to gait laboratories combined with time...More »

• In the Journals

• Pectineus, piriformis contributed to hip stabilization during rehabilitation

• May 15, 2012
• A recent study found that the pectineus and piriformis are codependent in working to stabilize the hip joint.
  Researchers monitored 10 patients (five men,...More »

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