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Direction For Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injured Knee Treatments Provided By New Data

February 14, 2012
Primary Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) reconstruction improves quality of life and sports functionality for athletes, according to research presented at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine's Specialty Day in San Francisco, CA. "ACL knee injuries have long been a source of problems for athletes, and we are excited to ...

ACL Reconstruction Delay In Children May Lead To Higher Rates Of Associated Knee Injuries

February 14, 2012
Kids treated more than 150 days after an Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) injury have higher rates of other knee injuries, including medial meniscal tears, say researchers presenting at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine's (AOSSM) Specialty Day in San Francisco, CA. "In our research, children who had delayed treatment ...

Researchers Show Benefits Of Local Anesthesia After Knee Replacement Surgery

February 14, 2012
Researchers at the Rothman Institute at Jefferson have shown that local anesthesia delivered through a catheter in the joint, intraarticularly, may be more beneficial than traditional opioids such as morphine and Oxycontin for pain management following total knee replacement surgery. Their research was recognized with the Knee Society Award for ...

Increased Risk Following Knee Replacement When Hospital Stay Shorter

February 12, 2012
No previous research has quantified and compared the costs and outcomes between total knee replacement (TKR) patients who have differing lengths of hospital stay following surgery. In new research presented at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), investigators identified Medicare patients who had undergone ...

Delaying ACL reconstruction in kids may lead to higher rates of associated knee injuries

February 11, 2012
SAN FRANCISCO, CA Kids treated more than 150 days after an Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) injury have higher rates of other knee injuries, including medial meniscal tears, say researchers presenting at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine's (AOSSM) Specialty Day in San Francisco, CA. ...

New data provides direction for ACL injured knee treatments

February 11, 2012
SAN FRANCISCO, CA Primary Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) reconstruction improves quality of life and sports functionality for athletes, according to research presented today at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine's Specialty Day in San Francisco, CA. "ACL knee injuries have long been ...

Total Knee Replacements Done On 4.5 Million Americans

February 11, 2012
Today in the USA, 4.5 million people are living with a total knee replacement, according to a presentation made by experts from the Orthopedic and Arthritis Center for Outcomes Research at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Mass. There are twice as many knee replacements annually now compared to ten ...

Delaying ACL reconstruction in kids may lead to higher rates of associated knee injuries

February 11, 2012
Kids treated more than 150 days after an Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) injury have higher rates of other knee injuries, including medial meniscal tears, say researchers presenting at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine's (AOSSM) Specialty Day in San Francisco, CA.

New data provides direction for ACL injured knee treatments

February 11, 2012
Primary Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) reconstruction improves quality of life and sports functionality for athletes, according to research presented today at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine's Specialty Day in San Francisco, CA.

New data provides direction for ACL injured knee treatments

February 11, 2012
(American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine) Primary Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) reconstruction improves quality of life and sports functionality for athletes, according to research presented at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine's Specialty Day in San Francisco, Calif.

Delaying ACL reconstruction in kids may lead to higher rates of associated knee injuries

February 11, 2012
(American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine) Kids treated more than 150 days after an Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) injury have higher rates of other knee injuries, including medial meniscal tears, say researchers presenting at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine's (AOSSM) Specialty Day in San Francisco, Calif.

More Than 4 Million Americans Have New Knee

February 10, 2012
By Madonna Behen HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Feb. 10 (HealthDay News) -- More than 4 million Americans now live with an artificial knee, and increasing numbers of younger patients are undergoing knee replacement surgery, new research reveals. Researchers at Brigham and Women's ...