Lower Extremity Review
Researchers from the University of Nottingham have discovered a new class of polymer that can provide instructions to both immune and non-immune cells to aid healing in hard-to-treat diabetic wounds. The findings have been published in Advanced Materials.
The purpose of this cadaveric study was to quantify the severity of medial knee injuries based on medial compartment gapping as measured by stress ultrasonography. Methods: In 8 cadaveric knees, the distance between the medial tibial and…
MOBILE and ENHANCE were similarly designed randomized trials of walking impaired adults with relapsing-remitting or progressive multiple sclerosis (MS) who received placebo or 10 mg prolonged-release (PR)-fampridine twice daily for 24 weeks. Both studies showed sustained and clinically…
Exercise to counteract the undesirable side effects of standard medical care is gaining increasing attention in the literature. For example, exercise would include resistance training for patients receiving corticosteroid treatment to counteract the associated proximal myopathy and osteopenia not fully…
Psoriasis is known to involve the nails in nearly 90% of affected patients and can cause significant changes to the nails including pitting, onycholysis, subungual hyperkeratosis, discoloration, and onchomycosis. Like other autoimmune diseases, treatment for nail psoriasis (NP) must be customized to…
Nineteen states and 2 territories* have at least 35% of residents with adult obesity–more than doubling the number of states with a high obesity prevalence since 2018–according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
As older people become frail, they tend to fall more easily. Moreover, women have a higher rate of falls than men. However, effective strategies to avoid elderly women falling are lacking. The Timed Up and Go (TUG) test is a well-known indicator of falling tendency. This study clarifies the motor elements related to the…
A recently published scoping review of strength training recommendations for patients with rheumatoid arthritis included numerous suggestions for encouraging patients. Of note for LER readers…
Meniscal injuries represent the most common pathology affecting the knee, often limiting return to sporting activities secondary to pain and disability. In meniscal deficient patients, meniscal allograft transplantation (MAT) procedure may be considered.
When a cartilage surface is damaged, it often occurs via a rotational movement with a force coming from the side or as a direct force. In this type of injury, the forces affect the different layers in the cartilage so that the greatest weakness lies in the layer between the calcified cartilage and other cartilage.
In a study of both trail and road runners, researchers from Belgium sought to investigate the risk factors for running-related injuries (RRIs). They conducted an online survey of 3,669 injured and noninjured runners. Injury was defined as pain of various kinds, without attention to its consequences on running practice.
Falls are a leading cause of injury, hospitalization, and death among older adults due to a variety of factors, but 2 are key: 1) Changes to the medio-lateral margin of stability, pace, and base of support, which typically occur as part of the aging process; and 2) Increased use of multiple medications for a variety of chronic illnesses…
Most of older adults’ falls are related to inefficient balance recovery after an unexpected loss of balance, i.e., postural perturbation. Effective balance recovery responses are crucial to prevent falls. Due to the considerable consequences of lateral falls and the high incidence of falls when walking, this study aimed to…
For many years, knee-ankle-foot orthosis (KAFO) therapy to improve functional mobility and activities of daily living (ADL) was considered to be effective for patients with stroke. However, evidence regarding the efficacy of KAFO use post-stroke is unclear, due to a lack of published high-quality studies.
Several research groups have been seeking more versatile approaches to noninvasive ultrasound—approaches that would allow longer-term monitoring in a variety of settings via wearable devices. To date, most of these efforts have provided relatively low-resolution images or are unable to visualize deep tissues or organs.
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