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The Evidence-Based Medicine for Injection Therapy
Injection therapy is one of the most widely used modalities for treating musculoskeletal disorders. This treatment modality is defined as a method...
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Injections of Anatomical Regions and Diseases: Wrist and Hand
The hand and the wrist gather many joints and various types of soft tissues in one narrow place. Inflammation of any of these structures affects...
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Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) for Rotator Cuff Tears
Treatment of rotator cuff tears has advanced in recent years secondary to improvements in surgical techniques, instrumentation, and the use of...
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Platelet-Rich Plasma for Osteoarthritis
PRP is defined as a volume of autologous plasma, derived from centrifugation of the patient’s whole blood, with a platelet concentration greater than...
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Neurocognition and Sport: An Overview of Its Application to Sports Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation
Traditionally anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury mechanisms in athletes have been assessed based on physiological, biomechanical, and...
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Tibial Spine Fractures
Tibial spine (eminence) fractures are often referred to as the pediatric equivalent of an adult anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear. They occur...
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Rehabilitation and Return to Sports of Lower Limb Tendinopathies
Tendinopathies represent a significant number of injuries in sports. The most commonly affected lower limb tendons are the patellar tendon and the...
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Conflict of Interest
Conflicts of interest in biomedical research present ethical challenges that can impact patient care and public trust. Financial conflicts, such as...
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Jones Fracture
Metatarsal fractures are among one the most common fractures of the foot in primary care units. Among these, the most common location is the fifth...
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Partial Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury
Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears are one of the most common knee injuries, with over 200,000 injuries occurring in the United States each year....
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Subspine Im**ement
Subspine im**ement is a prevalent contributor to extra-articular femoroacetabular im**ement. While often associated with femoroacetabular...
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Deltoid Muscle Injury
Deltoid muscle ruptures are uncommon injuries, generally occurring secondary to massive rotator cuff tears (due to proximal migration of the humeral...
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Lateral Collateral Ligament Injury
Fibular collateral ligament injuries rarely manifest in isolation, often coexisting with cruciate ligament issues. A comprehensive understanding of...
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Persistent and Recurrent Elbow Instability
Acute elbow dislocation is a common injury with an incidence in the general population. Chronic persistent (static) elbow dislocation or recurrent...
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Revision of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
The chapter discusses challenges and considerations associated with revision of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, emphasizing the increasing...
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Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Within the paradigm of evidence-based orthopedics, systematic reviews and meta-analyses top the hierarchy of evidence. A systematic review summarizes...
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Achilles Tendinopathy
The essential lesion of Achilles tendinopathy (AT) is a failed healing response, a complex multifaceted pathology of the tendon, characterized by...
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Biofabrication Approaches to Tendon and Ligament Reconstruction
Tendons and ligaments are indispensable connective tissues that assist in locomotion of the body via connections between muscle to bone (tendon) and...
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Posterior Im**ement of the Elbow in Athletes
Posterior im**ements are most commonly seen in athletes involved in overhead-throwing sports. It is also reported in boxing and lifting heavy...
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Distal Radius Fractures
Distal radius fractures are one of the most recognizable and commonly encountered extremity orthopedic injuries. In this chapter, we review the...