Lower Extremity Review
As a father of four, I knew the day would come when one of them would be moving on. As my wife and I watched our eldest son walk across the stage to receive his high school diploma, I was reminded of how fast life moves and how important it is to have a strong network of support to help embrace that change.
Healthcare researchers don’t get a lot of instant gratification. Typically it takes years for a study’s findings to have an impact on clinical practice, and often that doesn’t happen until those findings have been replicated by additional studies.
Functional outcomes for total ankle replacement (TAR) in patients with end-stage ankle arthritis appear to match or exceed those of ankle fusion, according to research presented in June at the annual meeting of the American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society (AOFAS).
Three different methods for repairing the anterior talofibular ligament (ATFL) leave the repaired structure significantly stiffer and weaker than an intact ligament, which may have implications for ankle injury rehabilitation, according to research presented in June at the AOFAS meeting.
Tasks requiring plantar flexor endurance and push-off power remain difficult for patients long after an otherwise successful gastrocnemius recession for treatment of Achilles tendinopathy, according to findings presented in June at the AOFAS meeting.
Research presented in June at the annual meeting of the National Athletic Trainers Association shed more light on the biomechanical effects of ankle braces that can help reduce the risk of inversion injury.
Sophisticated laboratory experiments have documented postural control deficits in athletes with a history of concussion, but research presented in June at the annual meeting of the National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA) suggests clinicians may find it difficult to identify similar deficits in concussed athletes once their other symptoms have resolved.
Hip adduction on landing is a significant predictor of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury risk, according to a large prospective study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, presented in June at the NATA meeting.
A pain-inducing protocol significantly reduces hip extension strength in patients with patellofemoral pain (PFP), suggesting that hip weakness associated with the condition may be a result and not a cause, according to research from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee presented in June at the NATA meeting.
The number of knee arthroscopy procedures performed in patients with osteoarthritis (OA) has greatly decreased since the 2002 publication of a high profile New England Journal of Medicine study that questioned the procedure’s effectiveness, according to research from the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, OH.
The distribution of bone bruises associated with acute knee ligament injury is consistent with long-term patterns of chondral damage, according to research from the University of Kentucky in Lexington presented in June at the annual meeting of the National Athletic Trainers Association.
Increased exercise duration is associated with elevated levels of a serum biomarker previously found to be an indicator of cartilage damage, according to research from the University of Kentucky in Lexington presented in June at the annual meeting of the National Athletic Trainers Association.
The Revolution ankle foot orthosis (AFO) from Brooklyn, NY-based American Orthopedics Manufacturing Corporation (AOMC) improves symptoms of pain and associated disability and helps patients return to activity, according to a case series from researchers at Gifford...
Canadian medical technology company Orpyx will release its first product, the SurroSense Rx, later this year, reported the company’s CEO and president, Breanne Everett, MD, a resident in the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at the University of Calgary....
The Board of Certification/Accreditation, International (BOC) is recognizing the knowledge that comes from years of hands-on O&P experience with the introduction of its Emeritus status category. Emeritus status, given to those who are no longer practicing but...
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