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Following ACL reconstruction, female soccer players had an increased rate of graft retear and contralateral ACL injury compared with non-soccer female athletes, according to results.

Swanson first introduced Silicone arthroplasty in 1968 as an interpositional single-stem, hemi-implant for the great toe.3 These implants were modeled after the silicone implants used in the hands and were designed to improve the Keller arthroplasty.

Although clinicians may assume plantar fasciopathy is always the cause of heel pain, the heel pain may be due to multiple etiologies. Citing the diagnostic advantages of ultrasonography, peripheral nerve blocks and neurosensory testing, this author says one can provide more tailored treatment for pa...

In the past, insoles for patients with diabetes were hand-made by orthopedic shoemakers. In the future, these specialist shoemakers will be able to produce insoles more cost-effectively thanks to new software and the use of 3D printers

Total ankle arthroplasty yielded superior preoperative and postoperative parameters of gait among patients with osteoarthritis, while greater improvements in parameters of gait were found among patients with rheumatoid arthritis, according to study results presented at the American Orthopaedic Foot ...

Researchers of this study identified older patient age, obesity, alcohol abuse and specific fracture type as risk factors for deep surgical site infection among patients who underwent plate fixation for proximal tibial fractures.

The suture endobutton group had a smaller difference in maximal dorsiflexion between the injured, noninjured side at follow-up.

The causes of unplanned readmission after total knee arthroplasty varied throughout 90 days and were not directly linked with index surgery, according to study

A phase 3 study of sustained-release triamcinolone acetonide showed improvements in pain, stiffness and function for patients with knee osteoarthritis

This study confirms the fundamental value of using the X-ray measurement (for trochlear dysplasia, patellar height) combined with slice imaging measurement (for TT-TG, sagittal engagement index) prior to performing any patellofemoral surgery.