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Nurses Welcome Chief Medical Officer's Focus On Physical Activity, UK - Tue, 16 Mar 2010
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) welcomed the Chief Medical Officer's focus on physical fitness in his final annual report and called for all children to have access to advice from school nurses...
95% Success Rate For Grown Teen Pitchers With "Tommy John" Elbow Reconstruction - Mon, 15 Mar 2010
A new study presented at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine's (AOSSM) Specialty Day in New Orleans, (March 13), found that 95 percent of skeletally mature high school pitchers were satisfied with their "Tommy John" elbow reconstruction surgery. Almost as many, (94.7 percent) returned to competitive baseball...
84 Percent Of Male Patients Still Highly Active 15 Years After ACL Knee Reconstruction - Mon, 15 Mar 2010
Eighty-four percent of males who had ACL knee (anterior cruciate ligament) reconstruction with a patellar tendon (the tendon that attaches the knee to the front of the tibia or shin bone) graft continue at a high level of activity 15 years later, according to a study presented at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine's Specialty Day in New Orleans, Louisiana (March 13)...
70 Percent Of Able-Bodied Hockey Players Have Abnormal Hip And Pelvis MRIs According To New Study - Mon, 15 Mar 2010
Seventy percent of healthy professional and collegiate hockey players had abnormal hip and pelvis MRIs (magnetic resonance imaging), even though they had no symptoms of injury, according to a study presented at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine's Specialty Day in New Orleans, (March 13)...
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'Tommy John' elbow reconstruction 95 percent successful with grown teen pitchers, study says - Mon, 15 Mar 2010
A new study has found that 95 percent of skeletally mature high school pitchers were satisfied with their "Tommy John" elbow reconstruction surgery. Almost as many (94.7 percent) returned to competitive baseball.
Minimally invasive sports hernia repair may get athletes 'back in the game' faster, study says - Mon, 15 Mar 2010
A new minimally invasive sports hernia repair gets athletes back in the game 3 times faster than the traditional repair, according to a new study. Sports hernias were often difficult to diagnose and prior to this new repair had a lengthy rehabilitation time.
A sporting chance for active total knee replacement patients - Sun, 14 Mar 2010
Total knee arthroplasty patients may be able to participate in high-impact sports without increasing risk of early implant failure, according to a new study.
Repair of torn knee meniscus at the time of ACL reconstruction is safe and effective for children - Sat, 13 Mar 2010
Eighty-four percent of children 18 and younger had successful clinical outcomes during an eight year follow-up to repair a torn meniscus (cartilage that provides cushioning to distribute your body weight across the knee joint) at the same time as reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament, according to a new study.
