Tag: Knee Problems
Joint Mobilization Plus Exercise Beneficial for Knee Osteoarthritis
At 24 weeks, improvements seen in pain, function for osteoarthritis patients who did patellar mobilization
New Guidelines Issued for Patellofemoral Pain Management
Treatment should include multimodal approaches to address knee, hip, foot, ankle impairments
Physical Therapy an Option for Nonobstructive Meniscal Tears
Physical therapy non-inferior to arthroscopic partial meniscectomy for nonobstructive meniscal tears
Young, Growing Athletes at High Risk for ACL Injuries
Athletic teams should provide program that includes muscle strengthening, proper technique training
Greater Weight Loss Linked to Superior Outcomes in Knee OA
Superior mechanistic outcomes with 10 to 19.9 percent weight loss in overweight, obese seniors with knee OA
Benefit of Liposomal Bupivacaine for Pain in TKA Questioned
No clinically relevant reduction in inpatient opioid use, costs for patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty
Mechanism in Non-Contact ACL Tears Similar in Men, Women
Several key measurements found no differences in position of injury
Bariatric Surgery Lessens Knee OA Pain More in Certain Patients
Younger patients, those without knee injury or other joint involvement see most improvement in pain
Surgeons Often Do Arthroscopic Partial Meniscectomy
Procedure common despite evidence showing no benefit for patients with degenerative meniscal tears
AAOS: Stem Cell Tx for Knee OA Costs About $5,000 Per Injection
High cost, rapidly expanding use despite low-level evidence; mean marketed clinical efficacy of 82.2%
