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Is Knee Osteoarthritis an Inevitable Consequence for Athletes after Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury?
Behind the technical success of modern ACL surgeries and the effectiveness of “return to sport” protocols lies a reality that the worlds of sports and medicine are only just starting to face: the management of the initial ACL injury with return to sport is not the finish line, but the beginning of a lifelong journey on a different road.
Source: IJSPT
Hip Abduction Exercises to Strengthen and Tone Your Body
Strengthening your hip abductors can prevent injuries and improve mobility. These exercises focus on moving the leg outward to effectively engage and tone the muscles around the hip.
Source: Verywell Health
7 Things That Can Make Your Knee Give Out
Knee instability can be caused by different issues, including ligament tears, arthritis, and nerve damage. It may be the only symptom you have, or your knee may also hurt, pop, bruise, or swell.
Source: Verywell health
Will knee injections help your osteoarthritis? Here`s what the evidence says
Corticosteroids are anti-inflammatory medications that can reduce pain and swelling in the joint.
Femoral component collar and calcar contact during total hip arthroplasty: gap incidence, subsidence, and biomechanical testing – a scoping review
In recent years collared femoral stems have been increasingly utilized in total hip arthroplasty (THA) for their ability to improve rotational stability, metaphyseal load transfer, and prevent periprosthetic femoral fracture (PFF). While literature has demonstrated their benefit over collarless stems, the clinical and biomechanical implications of a postoperative collar–calcar gap (CCG) after implantation remain incompletely understood. The purpose of this scoping review was to evaluate existing literature around CCG in primary THA.
