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Determining the Need for Surgery When You Feel Better Post-ACL Tear
Without surgery, athletes with an ACL tear may have recurring problems with knee instability. Athletes with a torn ACL often feel like their knee is "giving way" or buckling, especially when playing sports that require cutting or pivoting maneuvers, such as soccer, basketball, or football. But does everyone who tears their ACL need surgery, and can your anterior cruciate ligament heal on its own once it has been torn?
Master’s Surgical Technique – One-stage Combined Hip Arthroscopy and Peri-Acetabular Osteotomy
Hip preservation surgery has evolved from near obscurity just a few decades ago to a more commonplace and accepted subspecialty of orthopedic surgery. The goal of hip preservation surgery is to preserve the patient’s native hip joint(s) through early diagnosis and, when indicated, surgical intervention. Given the relatively recent introduction and rise of this area of orthopedics, we still have much to learn about appropriate diagnoses, surgical techniques, and patient outcomes. The paper by Drs. Su and Thacker entitled, “Master Surgical Technique – One-stage Combined Hip Arthroscopy and Peri-Acetabular Osteotomy” is timely, as we are still learning how to best treat patients with both hip dysplasia and concomitant intra-articular pathology.
Intraarticular leukocyte-poor platelet-rich plasma injection is more effective than intraarticular hyaluronic acid injection in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 12 randomized controlled trials
We aim to compare the clinical effects of intraarticular leukocyte-poor platelet-rich plasma (LP-PRP) injection with those of intraarticular hyaluronic acid (HA) injection in adult patients with knee osteoarthritis.
Understanding the Causes of Knee Pain on the Outer (Lateral) Part of Your Knee
An injury or arthritis most likely causes pain outside the knee. A doctor can determine the cause based on your other symptoms and the results of imaging tests.
Normal Hip Range of Motion
Range of motion (ROM) is a measurement of the distance and direction a joint can move to its full potential. Hip ROM is dictated by the ball-and-socket hip joint, which is made up of the femur (thighbone) and pelvis. They fit together in a way that allows for fluid, repeated motion - and a fair amount of wear and tear - but the joint isn’t indestructible.