Rehabilitation factors that might influence outcomes from ACL surgery
Over 100,000 patients undergo ACL reconstructions every year in the United States. Many of these athletes and active people don’t achieve the results they want, often not being able to play sports or...
View ArticleAthletic performance after ACL surgery
Many athletic patients, though, don’t just want to return to play after suffering an ACL injury. They want to have the same speed, power and strength. How realistic is that goal?
View ArticleWill rehab before surgery improve your outcome after ACL reconstruction?
Roughly 175,000 ACL reconstructions are performed each year in the United States. Generally, all patients undergo a progressive rehabilitation with physical therapy to restore function after surgery....
View ArticleGraft choices for ACL surgery
In an ACL reconstruction, the surgeon makes a new ligament with a graft – tissue from the patient or tissue from a donor. Many different graft options exist for ACL surgery. In this article, I briefly...
View ArticleWant to decrease your risk of tearing your ACL graft? Do this before you...
A new study looked at discharge criteria a patient had to meet before being allowed to return to play after ACL surgery. The researchers analyzed which patients met those discharge criteria – and who...
View ArticleShould you have ACL surgery if you are older than 60?
A study recently published in the American Journal of Sports Medicine suggests ACL surgery could benefit older patients.
View ArticleArthroscopic surgeries: One of the major advances in orthopedic surgery
One of the major advances in the field of orthopedic surgery was the development of the arthroscope. Instead of long incisions across the knee or shoulder to get inside a joint, surgeons can now look...
View ArticleHow recovery and return to sports after ACL surgery became quicker and more...
ACL injuries ended athletes’ careers before the 1980s. Fast forward to today, and we expect athletes and active people to return to their same level of performance after ACL reconstruction surgery....
View ArticleFear of reinjury after ACL surgery
While orthopedic surgeons generally expect athletes and active people to return to their same level of performance after ACL reconstruction surgery, it is by no means guaranteed. One of the biggest...
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Tommy John surgery for a UCL injury of the elbow
Tommy John surgery is a common nickname for UCL, or ulnar collateral ligament, reconstruction of the elbow. It is an unfortunately common surgery performed on baseball pitchers. A UCL injury of the...
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