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…
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Functional Benefits, Safety of PR-Fampridine in Multiple Sclerosis
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 Recommendations to Counteract Iatrogenic Disease
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…
Nail Psoriasis and Older Adults
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…
Adult Obesity Rates Continue to Climb
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).
TUG Test Results Can Inform Prevention RX in Frail Elderly
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…
Recommendations for Targeted Strength Training in Rheumatoid Arthritis
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 Tears and Return to Sport Rate
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.
Knee Chondral Delaminations & Blisters
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.
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