Basketball players, especially females, often suffer from knee injuries like anterior cruciate ligament tears or ACL tears and meniscus injuries. Dr. Moira McCarthy and colleagues (2013) conducted an epidemiological study looking at the demographic data of female college basketball players. Research results showed that about 48% of the athletes suffered from an ankle sprain.
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ACL Injury in Children and Teens – Diagnosis and Treatment Information from Orthopedic Surgeon in Louisville, KY
The ACL injury is difficult to manage in children, adolescents and the skeletally immature. An excellent review article was published in the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, in February, 2013. Drs. Frank and Gambacorta were the authors. Listed below are key facts regarding the incidence, diagnosis and treatment of the ACL injury… Read more »
Can Bone Marrow Cells Improve the Healing of Rotator Cuff Repairs? Learn More from Louisville Orthopedic Surgeon Dr. Stacie Grossfeld
The progression and future significant advances in orthopaedic surgery will most likely come from our understanding of bone marrow derived cells and other factors at the cellular level to assist in recovering from orthopedic surgery, treatment of tendinitis and treatment of osteoarthritis (OA). An interesting article was published in the Journal of Shoulder and Elbow… Read more »
Louisville Orthopedic Surgeon Discusses how often Abnormal Findings are found on MRI Scans of the Hip in Asymptotic Patients
One of the newest areas of orthopedics is the area of hip arthroscopy for hip pathology. Hip arthroscopy is being used to treat a variety of hip conditions. The surgeries range from labral repairs, labral debridements, treatment of osteochrondral defects and femoral acetabular dysplasia. Most of these conditions are diagnosed with a history , physical… Read more »
Findings at the time of Shoulder Surgery that can determine Rotator Cuff Surgery Success or Failure
The surgical repair of a rotator cuff tear has failure rates ranging from 20 to 90 percent. Even if the surgeon performs a technically perfect surgery some rotator cuff repairs will fail. Failure is defined as a recurrent tear. Shoulder surgeons are unsure if the cuff repair never heals or it heals and then quickly… Read more »
Louisville Orthopedic Surgeon on Physical Activity and Aging Athletes – Injuries Common to Baby Boomers
Looking at aging athletes that are part of the baby boomer generation, Dr. Jeffrey Prescott and Dr. Joseph Yu concluded that many baby boomers expect to continue exercise routines as they age which may lead to an increase in exercise-induced injuries.
Pain in the Elbow? Learn More about Cubital Tunnel Syndrome from Louisville Orthopedic
Sometimes the arm’s ulnar nerve is irritated or pinched causing ulnar nerve entrapment at a person’s elbow. This is called cubital tunnel syndrome. Based on where this nerve entrapment happens, the symptoms can include elbow pain and sometimes a numb feeling in the hand, elbow, fingers and wrist. While the cause of cubital tunnel syndrome… Read more »
Do you have Carpal Tunnel Syndrome? Learn More from Louisville Orthopedic Surgeon
Carpal tunnel syndrome is a condition where the median nerve at the level of the wrist gets inflamed and compressed. Symptoms may include a burning, swollen feeling in the palm and fingers. Some people experience night pain, numbness and tingling involving the thumb, index and middle finger. Often times these symptoms begin slowly and get… Read more »
Louisville Orthopedic Surgeon Serves as Event Doctor for Louisville Cyclocross Competitions
Cyclocross is a very challenging sport that combines the demands of bike racing with obstacles that sometimes require participants to ride and even carry their bicycles over jumps, creeks, sand, steep hills, rocks and rough terrain. The 2013 Elite Cyclocross World Championships and the 2013 Masters Cyclocross World Championships will be held at the Eva… Read more »
Research Findings Suggest that Pain and Osteoarthritis Not Significant Barriers to Physical Activity
Researchers often work to identify barriers to physical activity. Some barriers that have been assumed include pain and knee osteoarthritis (OA). Research by Dr. Daniel K. White and colleagues published in Arthritis & Rheumatism explored whether
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