What Happens When You Crack Your Knuckles
Source: Daily Rx News
Despite the wives' tales that tie cracking your knuckles to problems like arthritis, many habitual knuckle-crackers just can't help themselves. But do they really have anything to fear?
Pro athletes may safely return to competition after lumbar microdiscectomy
Source: Healio
CHICAGO — The pooled rate of return to play following lumbar microdiscectomy for herniated disc nucleus was 83.5%, according to results presented at the North American Spine Society Annual Meeting, and the overall return to play rate for elite athletes with a herniated disc after this procedure was 84.5%.
Benefit of early physical therapy for low-back pain appears modest
Source: Medical News Today
Early physical therapy for recent-onset low back pain resulted in statistically significant improvement in disability compared to usual care, but the improvement was modest and did not achieve a difference considered clinically important at the individual patient level, according to a study in JAMA.
Satisfactory results seen in revision THA with acetabular reinforcement, HA granules, autograft
Source: Healio
Using acetabular revision for loosening as an endpoint, investigators of this study found more than 90% acetabular component survival at 10 years among patients who underwent revision total hip arthroplasty for acetabular bone deficiency using a Kerboull-type acetabular reinforcement device to support hydroxyapatite granules and structural autograft.
Recommendations for patient activity after knee replacement vary among surgeons
Source: Healio
During recovery after knee replacement surgery, exercise is critical. After initial recovery, patients will want to resume more strenuous activities. In addition to exercise prescribed by a physical therapist, several studies have shown patients who participated in athletic activities prior to surgery will want to continue this practice after surgery. However, how much activity and how strenuous this activity should be remains unclear.
KATOR suture anchor system receives FDA 510(k) clearance
Source: Healio
KATOR announced it has received FDA 510(k) clearance for the KATOR Suture Anchor System.
Fewer VTEs seen in elective spine surgeries with use of chemical prophylaxis
Source: Healio
Although venous thromboembolism events are recognized as potential complications following spine surgery, results of a retrospective study showed the occurrence rate can be decreased through combined mechanical and pharmacological prophylaxis used at 6 hours postoperatively.
Most patients return to activity without pain after surgery for tarsal coalitions
Source: Healio
A survey of patients who underwent surgical excision of tarsal coalitions at age 18 years or younger showed 73% reported their activity was not inhibited by foot pain at midterm follow-up, and investigators found no significant differences in patient-reported outcomes between those treated for calcaneonavicular and talocalcaneal conditions.
Stresses on elbow during pitching may alter multiple structures
Source: Healio
In a pre- and post-season ultrasound evaluation of high school pitchers’ elbows, adaptive changes occurred to multiple structures about the elbow from stresses placed on the elbow during one season of pitching, based on results of a recently published study.
Bats and balls, not base runners, cause worst injuries to major league catchers
Source: Medical xpress
Contrary to popular belief, the worst injuries baseball catchers face on the field come from errant bats and foul balls, not home-plate collisions with base runners, according to findings of a study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
