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As the director of the Medical University of South Carolina's sports medicine program and spokesman for the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, David Geier, MD, has invested a great deal of time and energy into youth sports medicine and…
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Sports-related foot and ankle injuries are increasing among athletes, often because the initial injury's severity is misunderstood and overlooked, according to an American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons news release.
Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair can reduce pain and improve function in older adult patients with symptomatic full-thickness rotator cuff tears, according to an article published in The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery.
Using a hamstring graft fixation with a cross-pin system from the anteromedial portal with 30 millimeter femoral tunnel could increases the risk of injury to the LCL, according to a study published in The American Journal of Sports Medicine.
Michigan Orthopedic Services, an orthotic and prosthetic device company based in Livoia, Mich., launched the K5 PROSTHETICS division, according to a company news release.
Patients on workers' compensation who receive lumbar fusion are more disabled than non-workers compensation patients who receive lumbar fusion, according to an article published in Spine.
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