Development of a test battery to enhance safe return to sports after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction - Gokeler A, Welling W, Zaffagnini S, Seil R, Padua D.
PURPOSE: There is a lack of consensus regarding the appropriate criteria for releasing patients to return to sports (RTS) after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR). A test battery was developed to support decision-making. METHODS: Twen... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - July 19, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Decision Rules Can Reduce Reinjury Risk After ACL Surgery Decision Rules Can Reduce Reinjury Risk After ACL Surgery
Understanding the factors associated with the risk of knee re-injury after ACL reconstruction will help determine the appropriate time to return to sport. < br / > < i > British Journal of Sports Medicine < /i > (Source: Medscape Orthopaedics Headlines)
Source: Medscape Orthopaedics Headlines - July 14, 2016 Category: Orthopaedics Tags: Orthopaedics Journal Article Source Type: news
Removing Too Much Meniscus: Risk for Cartilage Degeneration?Removing Too Much Meniscus: Risk for Cartilage Degeneration?
Removing more than one third of the meniscus during anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction may be the most important risk factor for cartilage degeneration, a new study suggests. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Orthopaedics Headlines)
Source: Medscape Orthopaedics Headlines - July 14, 2016 Category: Orthopaedics Tags: Orthopaedics News Source Type: news
Decision Rules Can Reduce Reinjury Risk After ACL SurgeryDecision Rules Can Reduce Reinjury Risk After ACL Surgery
Understanding the factors associated with the risk of knee re-injury after ACL reconstruction will help determine the appropriate time to return to sport. British Journal of Sports Medicine (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - July 14, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Orthopaedics Journal Article Source Type: news
Newcastle Basic Knee Arthroscopy and ACL Cadaveric Course
This course is designed for surgeons aspiring to a career in orthopaedic surgery. This course will address arthroscopic techniques on the knee and ACL reconstruction and consist of hands-on minimal access workshop using fresh frozen cadaveric tissue. In addition it will cover clinical assessment of common knee conditions. (Source: Orthogate - Latest News)
Source: Orthogate - Latest News - July 13, 2016 Category: Orthopaedics Tags: Featured Meetings Events Source Type: news
Young Age, Small Grafts, and the Odds of ACL Reconstruction Re-tearYoung Age, Small Grafts, and the Odds of ACL Reconstruction Re-tear
Young patients and small grafts may have higher odds of re-tear after an anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, new research suggests. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Orthopaedics Headlines)
Source: Medscape Orthopaedics Headlines - July 12, 2016 Category: Orthopaedics Tags: Orthopaedics News Source Type: news
Revision ACL Reconstruction Compared With Primary SurgeryRevision ACL Reconstruction Compared With Primary Surgery
Find out how revision ACL reconstruction compares with primary ACL reconstruction in terms of postoperative clinical outcomes. British Journal of Sports Medicine (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - July 7, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Orthopaedics Journal Article Source Type: news
Incomplete Rehab Linked to Increased Risk of ACL Graft RuptureIncomplete Rehab Linked to Increased Risk of ACL Graft Rupture
Failure to complete rehabilitation after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction is associated with a marked increase in the risk of graft rupture, researchers report. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Orthopaedics Headlines)
Source: Medscape Orthopaedics Headlines - June 7, 2016 Category: Orthopaedics Tags: Orthopaedics News Source Type: news
Sport participation and the risk of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in adolescents: a population-based prospective cohort study (The Young-HUNT Study) - Johnsen MB, Guddal MH, Småstuen MC, Moksnes H, Engebretsen L, Storheim K, Zwart JA.
BACKGROUND: An anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury is a severe injury that may require ACL reconstruction (ACLR) to enable the return to sport. Risk factors for ACLR have not firmly been established in the general adolescent population. PURPOSE... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 18, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Exploring better options for ACL repairs
by Lisa Fratt
An anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear can be a devastating sports injury. Every year, 400,000 people, many of them teen and young adult athletes, sustain ACL injuries or tears. Martha Murray, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at Boston Children’s Hospital, worked with a team of colleagues to create a new procedure known as bridge-enhanced ACL repair (BEAR) that encourages natural healing. Watch this animation to see how it works:
Why do surgeons need a better way to repair ACL injuries?
The current standard of care, surgical ACL reconstruction, is a good solution. But it is linked with a 20 percent risk of re-...
Source: Mass Device - March 25, 2016 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: MassDevice Tags: Blog Vector Blog Source Type: news
Boston Children’s Hospital Hopes New Procedure Will Revolutionize ACL Treatment
BOSTON (CBS) – Doctors at Boston Children’s Hospital are repairing ruptured ACLs with a less invasive procedure, and they think it could change the course of treatment.
Corey Peak of Cambridge took a nasty tumble on the ski slopes last January.
“I heard two pops while I was falling,” Peak explains. “One was my right ski binding coming undone which is good because it helps protect the knee. But the other side I think was my right ACL rupturing.”
Peak is among hundreds of thousands of people who tear their ACLs every year. Girls who play sports like soccer, basketball, lacrosse and field hockey are most at risk.
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Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - March 23, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: mwschooley Tags: Health Local News Seen On WBZ-TV Syndicated Local Watch Listen Boston Children's Hospital Dr. Mallika Marshall Torn ACL Source Type: news
ACL repair: What it’s like to be first to have a new surgery
Dr. Martha Murray explains bridge-enhanced ACL repair
At the beginning of the historically snowy Boston 2015 winter, I took a ski trip to the Green Mountains with some friends. On the morning of our first day, I lost control and, while tumbling to a halt, I heard two pops: One was my right ski-binding opening and the other was my left anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) rupturing.
As a doctoral student at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, I found myself exploring treatment options, even before I got the MRI scan to confirm the ACL tear.
I was particularly troubled to hear about the high risk of early-onset osteoa...
Source: Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston - March 23, 2016 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Corey Peak Tags: Diseases & Conditions Our Patients’ Stories Research ACL reconstruction ACL repair ACL tear Bridge-Enhanced ACL Repair Dr. Lyle Micheli Dr. Martha Murray Source Type: news
Adductor Canal Block Effects After ACL SurgeryAdductor Canal Block Effects After ACL Surgery
Adductor canal block is noninferior to femoral nerve block for postoperative analgesia and preserves quadriceps strength after outpatient anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, researchers have reported. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Orthopaedics Headlines)
Source: Medscape Orthopaedics Headlines - March 16, 2016 Category: Orthopaedics Tags: Orthopaedics News Source Type: news
Study: Patient tissue better than cadaver in ACL reconstruction
Marilyn MalaraORLANDO, Fla., March 5 (UPI) -- Using tissue from surgical patients themselves is still a better option over cadaver tissue in ACL reconstruction surgeries, a new study found. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - March 5, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Single-bundle ACL reconstruction offers positive results for patients
Single and double-bundle techniques may provide similar outcomes in patients undergoing ACL reconstruction, as noted in new research. The study shows patients in both groups demonstrate similar performance during recovery. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - March 5, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
