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Sports Medicine Reports Archives

August 1, 2003

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Sports Medicine Reports 2003-08-01

Shock Wave Therapy for Calcific Tendonitis

Thirty-seven patients with calcific tendinitis were treated successfully with shock wave therapy. Shock wave therapy is a safe, effective, and noninvasive treatment of calcific tendinitis of the shoulder. Read More

Arthroscopic Repair of Shoulder Instability

Arthroscopic repair of the posterior capsulolabral complex is an effective means of eliminating symptoms of pain and instability associated with posterior Bankart lesions of traumatic origin. Read More

Respect the Headache!

Those athletes with persistent headache beyond 7 days postconcussion likely have not sufficiently recovered given worse neurocognitive testing, slower reaction times, and reduced memory performance. Read More

Neuromuscular Response to ACL Stretch

Following a laboratory-induced stretch of the ACL, a significant neuromuscular change is induced in the knee. This work supports the neuromuscular role of the ACL and the subsequent neuromuscular changes that result from injury. These findings substantiate the theory that injury to the ACL results in a risk of instability not only due to a mechanical increase in translation, but also due to a temporary neuromuscular disorder initiated by a stretch of the ligament. Read More

Tunnel Widening After ACL Reconstruction

Two studies examining the issue in different ways confirmed that suspensory fixation yields more tunnel widening than outlet fixation. Read More

Shoulder Proprioception in Rehabilitation

The study prospectively evaluated shoulder proprioception in patients with traumatic anterior instability who underwent anterior shoulder repair. Read More

Bo Knows Hips

The study reports a series of 8 American football players with acute traumatic posterior hip subluxation diagnosed with obturator oblique Judet views. Early hip joint aspiration should be considered in this patient population. Read More

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