Lower Extremity Review
The 105th American Orthotic & Prosthetic Association National Assembly is set to take place Sept. 28 – Oct. 1, 2022, in San Antonio, TX. Virtual sessions will follow. The Call for Presentations, which are submitted to pre-identified Workgroups, is now open.
David G. Armstrong, DPM, MD, PhD, professor of surgery and director of the Southwestern Academic Limb Salvage Alliance (SALSA), published his 600th peer-reviewed manuscript in January 2022, at age 52. He becomes the first podiatric surgeon in the…
In a study of patients with early-stage multiple sclerosis (MS), French researchers found that early-stage MS strongly affects the motor modulation of stance limb kinetics during the anticipatory postural adjustment of gait initiation, without altering the…
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a significant cause of disability. Considering the increasing diffusion of the viscosupplementation (VS) with hyaluronic acid (HA), the International Symposium Intra Articular Treatment (ISIAT) appointed a Technical Expert Panel…
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a leading cause of disability and a source of societal costs among older adults, especially with an increasingly obese population. Few studies have investigated the burden of knee and hip OA due to high body mass index (BMI).
Researchers from Augustana University in South Dakota sought to understand the molecular mechanisms by which estradiol and exercise induce beneficial effects by assessing whole body and cellular changes. They divided a group of female rats into…
European researchers have published a systematic review and meta-analysis looking at the effects of musculoskeletal rehabilitation intervention on movement-evoked pain. They looked at 38 trials which assessed 60 different interventions.
Exercise is recognized as the most efficient, cost-effective, and accessible “polypill” to prevent and treat more than 35 chronic diseases and health conditions that include cardiovascular disease (CVD) and its major risk factors (hypertension, diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia, obesity, and physical inactivity).
According to Alan Davis, MD, orthopedic surgeon from the Cleveland Clinic, when patients present with end-stage bone-on-bone arthritis, surgeons have 2 choices. Ankle fusion (arthrodesis) is recommended for patients who are younger or have large deformities, poor bone…
Bipedal trackways discovered in 1978 at Laetoli site G, Tanzania and dated to 3.66 million years ago are widely accepted as the oldest unequivocal evidence of obligate bipedalism in the human lineage. Another trackway discovered two years earlier at nearby site A was…
With the increased use of technology, relaxation interventions are finding their way into technology devices like virtual reality head-mounted displays (VR HMDs). However, there is a lack of evidence on the efficacy of VR relaxation interventions to reduce anxiety in athletes and how that is portrayed in their movement patterns.
Carrying a backpack can increase reactive forces on the soil and plantar pressure, and this increase can be conditioned by the child’s educational level. The increase in ground reaction force (GRF) was noted while children carried a backpack weighing only 7.5%…
Despite the current recommendations that stable Weber B ankle fractures can be treated with functional bracing and weightbearing as tolerated, some reluctance exists among trauma surgeons to follow these recommendations. This paper reports on our institution’s experience in managing these injuries and compare it to the national guidelines.
Cardiovasomobility is a novel concept that encompasses the integration of cardiovascular and skeletal muscle function in health and disease with critical modification by physical activity, or lack thereof. Compelling evidence indicates that physical activity improves health while a sedentary, or inactive, lifestyle accelerates cardiovascular and skeletal muscle dysfunction and hastens disease progression.
Patients who used self-adhesive taping (SAT) as treatment for tuberosity fractures of the proximal 5th metatarsal fared just as well as patients who were placed in short-leg casts (SLC) for the same condition, in a recent study from Turkey. Functional outcome was assessed at the time of injury and at 2, 4, 6, and 12 weeks.
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