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Sports Medicine
Researchers use nanotechnology to engineer ACL replacements
Lindsey Vonn, Derrick Rose, Tom Brady and Mickey Mantle have all fallen victim to the dreaded pop of the knee.…
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New kind of knee surgery provides much needed relief for patients
A new kind of knee surgery is providing much needed relief for patients in the greater Houston area. For many…
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ACL/PCL PRESERVING KNEE SET TO SURGE IN JOINT REPLACEMENT WORLD
Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. • Tue, December 2nd, 2014 Quieter, ACL/PCL Preserving, More Natural Knee! A team of joint preservation…
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Cytori Announces Promising Results in a Feasibility Trial of Cytori Cell Therapy in Conjunction with Anterior Cruciate Ligament Repair
Cell Therapy in ACL Surgery May Provide Quicker Recovery in BPTB Transplantation SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Cytori Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: CYTX)…
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ACL Reconstruction May Go Better With Pre-, Postop Rehab
Larry Hand Individuals who undergo preoperative rehabilitation before unilateral anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR), as well as postoperative rehabilitation, may…
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‘Watch’ cites concern about flexible reamer breakage during anatomic ACL reconstruction
JBJS Case Connector, an online case journal published by the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, has issued a “Watch”…
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Sports Medicine
Patellar Beats Hamstring for ACL Rebuild
By C. David Geier Jr. MD This guest column is by C. David Geier Jr., MD, an orthopedic surgeon and sports…
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Sports Medicine
Return to play for elite college athletes after ACL surgery
The majority of athletes included in a new study by researchers at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine…
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Sports Medicine
About half of people who get ACL surgery return to competitive play: study
Most athletes who undergo ACL reconstruction surgery do return to some form of sport, but only 55 percent will return…
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Sports Medicine
Restriction in hip internal rotation is associated with an increased risk of ACL injury
Asheesh Bedi, Russell F. Warren, Edward M. Wojtys, You Keun Oh, James A. Ashton-Miller, Hanna Oltean, Bryan T. Kelly…
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DOES GENDER PLAY A ROLE IN ACL RECONSTRUCTION OUTCOME?
Sophie Bodek • Wed, August 6th, 2014 The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is one of the most frequently injured knee…
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All-inside meniscal repair effective as isolated, concurrent ACL reconstruction procedure
Primary second-generation all-inside meniscal repair was shown to be effective both as an isolated procedure and when performed with concurrent…
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Sports Medicine
To Operate or Not to Operate? That Is (Still) the Question
Commentary on an article by Hege Grindem, PT, PhD, et al.: “Nonsurgical or Surgical Treatment of ACL Injuries: Knee Function,…
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Allograft ACL reconstructions might have higher failure rates
Dr. David Geier A tear of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is one of the most disabling knee injuries that afflicts athletes…
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Sports Medicine
Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Early Reconstruction Versus Rehabilitation and Delayed Reconstruction for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tears
Richard C. Mather III, MD*, Carolyn M. Hettrich, MD†, Warren R. Dunn, MD, MPH‡, Brian J. Cole, MD§, Bernard R.…
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