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Most non-traumatic fatalities among football players occur during conditioning sessions

Most non-traumatic fatalities among high school and college football athletes do not occur while playing the game of football, but rather during conditioning sessions which are often associated with overexertion or punishment drills required by coaches and team staff, according to research presented today at the American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine Annual Meeting.

15 Jul 2019

Lower MRI grade and humeral location linked to higher survival rates

Professional baseball players with a low-grade elbow injury that occurs on the humeral side of the elbow have a better chance of returning to throw and returning to play, and a lower risk of ulnar collateral ligament surgery than players who suffered more severe injuries on the ulnar side of the elbow.

15 Jul 2019

Addition of lateral extra-articular tenodesis to hamstring autograft reduces graft failure

The addition of lateral extra-articular tenodesis to a hamstring autograft in knee surgery in young active patients significantly reduces graft failure and persistent anterolateral rotatory laxity at two years post operatively.

14 Jul 2019

Surgery better than observation for older patients with meniscal root tear, study suggests

Patients over age 50 who underwent an all inside arthroscopic repair technique had lower rates of subsequent total knee surgery than a similar group that was only observed, according to research presented at the American Orthopedic Society of Sports Medicine Annual Meeting today.

12 Jul 2019

Researchers investigate whether platelet-rich plasma therapy can reduce risk of meniscus repair

The use of platelet-rich plasma therapy can reduce the risk of a second meniscus failure after operation but does not seem to protect patients who have had surgery to repair an anterior cruciate ligament, according to research presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Orthopedic Society of Sports Medicine.

12 Jul 2019

Arthroscopy more accurate than MRI for chondral defects of the knee, study finds

Using arthroscopy to stage a lesion in the chondral area of the knee is more accurate than magnetic resonance imaging, according to researchers from the Rothman Institute, La Jolla, Calif. The findings were presented today at the American Orthopedic Society of Sports Medicine Annual Meeting.

12 Jul 2019

Patients treated with NSAIDs use less opioids

Patients receiving a post-surgery prescription of ibuprofen with a rescue prescription of Percocet used less opioids than a group of similar patients who were prescribed just Percocet.

12 Jul 2019

Sleep disorders in patients with low back pain linked to increased healthcare visits, costs

Many patients with low back pain also have sleep disorders, which are linked to increased healthcare visits and higher costs for back pain treatment, reports a study in the journal Spine.

10 Jul 2019

Researchers improve training modules for future surgeons with 3D printing

When someone breaks or fractures a bone, orthopedic surgeons can set and stabilize it by drilling and placing medical screws into the damaged area. This technique of fracture fixation enables fast healing and a quick recovery of functionality of the injured bone.

9 Jul 2019

Study: Patients express higher confidence in orthopedic surgeons wearing white coats

Hospitalized patients express higher confidence in orthopedic surgeons wearing white coats, suggests a study in Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, a publication of The Association of Bone and Joint Surgeons.

4 Jul 2019

BioSA team aims to develop improved bone regeneration scaffold design

Millions of patients all over the world undergo surgical procedures related to bone defect repair every year.

2 Jul 2019

Physicians show strong support for house effort to protect patients from surprise medical bills

Out of the Middle, a coalition of leading health care providers, applauds today's introduction of the bipartisan Protecting People from Surprise Medical Bills Act.

29 Jun 2019

Researchers survey orthopedic providers to understand factors that drive opioid prescribing practices

Orthopedic surgeons are the third-highest physician prescribers of opioids, writing more than 6 million prescriptions a year.

From Johns Hopkins Medicine 27 Jun 2019

Military cadets who focus on one sport are more likely to be injured, study finds

U.S. Military Academy cadets who have focused on one sport are more likely to be injured in their first year of service, potentially impacting military readiness, according to a first-of-its kind study being presented at the National Athletic Trainers' Association 70th Clinical Symposia & AT Expo.

26 Jun 2019

Scaffold derived from pig's meniscus performs better in lab tests

About a million times a year, Americans with a torn meniscus in their knee undergo surgery in hopes of a repair. Certain tears can't be fixed or won't heal well, and many patients later suffer osteoarthritis from the injury.

20 Jun 2019

New research grant from MCHAMP may give players better understanding of injuries

For youth baseball players, especially those who play competitively and often, throwing arm injuries are becoming too common.

19 Jun 2019

Common traits keep many patients with knee cartilage issues from participating in clinical trials

Some of the most common traits among patients with cartilage issues in the knee are excluding them from participating in clinical trials because the trial outcomes might not yield the optimum results for new methods of cartilage regeneration, according to a Penn Medicine study published in Regenerative Medicine.

16 Jun 2019

Study explores augmented ACL reconstruction procedure

An innovative procedure that explores the use of amnion, bone marrow concentrate and suture tape in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction may result in earlier return to play protocols for athletes, suggests a new Marshall University study published in the May 6, 2019, edition of Arthroscopy Techniques, a companion to Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery.

4 Jun 2019

Collegiate football players have low rates of serious cervical spine injuries

Collegiate football players have low rates of serious or disabling injuries of the upper (cervical) spine, concludes an analysis of a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) database, reported in the journal Spine.

31 May 2019

Coaches may need to enlist parents' help in counting pitches for their young players

Most youth baseball coaches are not following established sports medicine guidelines when it comes to counting pitches for their players, according to a recent study from University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital.

26 May 2019

Orthopaedic News and Research

Most non-traumatic fatalities among football players occur during conditioning sessions

Lower MRI grade and humeral location linked to higher survival rates

Addition of lateral extra-articular tenodesis to hamstring autograft reduces graft failure

Surgery better than observation for older patients with meniscal root tear, study suggests

Researchers investigate whether platelet-rich plasma therapy can reduce risk of meniscus repair

Arthroscopy more accurate than MRI for chondral defects of the knee, study finds

Patients treated with NSAIDs use less opioids

Sleep disorders in patients with low back pain linked to increased healthcare visits, costs

Researchers improve training modules for future surgeons with 3D printing

Study: Patients express higher confidence in orthopedic surgeons wearing white coats

BioSA team aims to develop improved bone regeneration scaffold design

Physicians show strong support for house effort to protect patients from surprise medical bills

Researchers survey orthopedic providers to understand factors that drive opioid prescribing practices

Military cadets who focus on one sport are more likely to be injured, study finds

Scaffold derived from pig's meniscus performs better in lab tests

New research grant from MCHAMP may give players better understanding of injuries

Common traits keep many patients with knee cartilage issues from participating in clinical trials

Study explores augmented ACL reconstruction procedure

Collegiate football players have low rates of serious cervical spine injuries

Coaches may need to enlist parents' help in counting pitches for their young players

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