Why is calcific tendinitis so painful?
Calcific tendinitis of the shoulder, typically characterized by calcium deposits on the rotator cuff, is an extremely painful condition that […]
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Study: Are football players too obese?
In the world of American football, there is a stigma that players need to increase their overall body size to […]
After hip-replacement surgery, medication use decreases
A new study, published November 15, in the journal
Why treating shoulder pain in baseball pitchers and other throwing athletes is so difficult
Despite increasing medical knowledge, treating shoulder pain in baseball pitchers and other throwing athletes remains one of the most challenging […]
Pro athletes may safely return to competition after lumbar microdiscectomy
CHICAGO - The pooled rate of return to play following lumbar microdiscectomy for herniated disc nucleus was 83.5%, according to […]
Recurrent shoulder dislocation prevented with combination Bankart repair and Bristow procedure
Although investigators of this study found a combination of Bankart repair and Bristow procedure prevented recurrent shoulder dislocation in rugby […]
Prevalence of Total Hip and Knee Replacement in the United States
Background: Descriptive epidemiology of total joint replacement procedures is limited to annual procedure volumes (incidence). The prevalence of the growing […]
THE LEARNING CURVE FOR THE DIRECT ANTERIOR APPROACH
Few joint replacement surgeons were exposed to the direct anterior approach for total hip arthroplasty during their residency and fellowship […]
Treatment of shoulder instability helps return collegiate athletes to playing field
Athletes who suffer a shoulder instability injury may return to play more successfully after being treated arthroscopically compared to nonoperative […]
Greater strength, endurance found in quadriceps after PCL tear vs ACL tear
Compared with ACL tears, the quadriceps muscle of the injured limb had greater strength and endurance after PCL tears, according […]
