MACI Makes New Knees
Source: Ivanhoe
People who severely damage cartilage in their knees have a new treatment option that uses their own cells. MACI, or matrix-induced autologous chondrocyte implantation is the first FDA approved product that actually grows a patient’s own cells on scaffolds, to be re-implanted.
Expert Pointers for Avoiding Basketball Injuries
Source: Health Day
Basketball provides a great full-body workout. But there are steps you should take to reduce your risk of knee, ankle and foot injuries, an orthopedic specialist says.
Hoverboard Injuries Speeding U.S. Kids to the ER
Source: Health Day
Nearly 27,000 kids landed in the emergency room from a hoverboard accident during the first two years the self-balancing, two-wheeled motorized scooters were sold in the United States, according to a new study.
Minimally invasive treatment reduces knee pain and disability from osteoarthritis
Source: Science Daily
A nonsurgical treatment could improve quality of life for patients with knee pain due to osteoarthritis, according to new research.
Patients may live longer after hip replacement, study suggests
Source: Science Daily
Hip replacement surgery not only improves quality of life but is also associated with increased life expectancy, compared to people of similar age and sex, according to a new report.
Study shows men and women tear ACL the same way in non-contact injury
Source: Science Daily
While women are two to four times more likely than men to tear the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in their knee, the cause of this injury is no different between the sexes, according to new research.
Return to play checklist reduces re-injury for athletes following anterior cruciate ligament
Source: Science Daily
A new study looked at primary anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstructions among high-level athletes, and found that a return to play checklist decreased the incidence of injury to the knee following ACL reconstruction.
Ways To Prevent Sports Injuries In Kids
Source: Ivanhoe
More than 35 million kids play an organized sport in the United States. But, did you know almost a third of kids that play a team sport get injured seriously enough to miss practice or games? April is national youth sports safety month. Here are some tips on how parents can keep their kids safe out on the field.
Blood Flow Restriction Training for ACL
Source: Ivanhoe
As with other knee injuries, how you rehab from a torn ACL is critical to the overall success of the surgery to fix it. Hundreds of thousands of ACL repair surgeries are done every year in the United States and women are more likely than men to suffer this painful accident. We explain a very different approach to fixing this serious injury.
High school athletes with shoulder instability benefit from nonoperative treatment
Source: Medical Xpress
Nonoperative treatment of high school athletes with shoulder instability is an effective approach, according to research presented today at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine's Specialty Day in New Orleans. Researchers also noted that using the Non-Operative Instability Severity Score (NSIS) tool can help identify higher-risk patients who may require other forms of treatment.
