Surgery Is a Low Risk Treatment Option for Patients with Pectoralis Major...
Surgery is an effective and safe option to treat patients with pectoralis major tendon (PMT) ruptures, generally demonstrating a low risk of re-rupture and complications, according to research...
View ArticleResearchers Say Young Patients Who Experience Patellar Dislocations May be At...
Young patients who suffer patellar dislocations are at a higher risk of recurring dislocations, especially long-term after their initial injury, according to research presented today at the American...
View ArticleNew Research Identifies Risk Factors for Elbow and Shoulder Injuries in...
Increasing numbers of elbow-related injuries in professional baseball pitchers has led to research studying risk factors, especially those that can be modified and adjusted to help prevent lost...
View ArticleOutreach Athletic Trainers Have a Positive Economic Impact on Sports Coverage...
The cost-effectiveness of certified outreach athletic trainers (ATC) as a type of physician extender in an orthopaedic provider and/or hospital system setting has many benefits, both financially and...
View ArticlePatients Can Expect to Stay Active, Enjoy High Quality of Life 10 Years after...
In the first prospective ACL reconstruction cohort with over 80% follow-up at 10 years, researchers from the Multicenter Orthopaedics Outcome Network (MOON) demonstrated that patients could perform...
View ArticleDifferent Surgical Approaches Offer Patients Improved Quality of Life After...
The most common surgical techniques used to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) offer patients improved quality of life five years after injury, according to research presented today at the...
View ArticleAssessing Concussion Symptom Presentation May Provide Insight into Rise in Rates
How physicians and athletic trainers assess symptoms may give insight into why concussion rates are on the rise, say researchers presenting their work at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports...
View ArticleSports Medicine Leader, Bernard R. Bach, Jr., MD, Honored with AOSSM’s...
Bernard R. Bach, Jr., MD, orthopaedic surgeon at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, IL and Past President of the American Orthopaedic Society of Sports Medicine (AOSSM), received the 2017...
View ArticlePatients Taking Opioids Prior to ACL Surgery More Likely to Be on Pain...
More than 130,000 Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) surgeries take place each year with the majority of patients not requiring pain medication after three months post-operatively. However, researchers...
View ArticlePatients with Irreparable Rotator Cuff Tears May Have Surgical Option, New...
The arthroscopic superior capsule reconstruction (SCR) surgical technique can offer patients with irreparable rotator cuff repairs the opportunity to return to sports and jobs that require heavy...
View ArticleSports Specialization May Lead to More Lower Extremity Injuries
Better education to coaches and parents about the effects of single sport specialization is critical, say researchers presenting their work today at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports...
View ArticleSuccess at the High School, Collegiate and Professional Levels Not...
Specializing in one sport early in a child’s athletic career is often touted as a way to gain that elusive college scholarship or even go on to the pros. However, researchers presenting their work at...
View ArticleAOSSM and The Aircast Foundation Partner for New $150,000 Return to Play Grant
The American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM) in coordination with and support from The Aircast Foundation is proud to announce a new grant of up to $150,000 to support a clinical...
View ArticlePrevious Cortisone Injections are Associated with Increased Risk for Revision...
Cortisone injections are a common nonsurgical approach to treating rotator cuff injuries. However, researchers presenting their work today at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine’s...
View ArticleHigh School Athletes with Shoulder Instability Benefit from Nonoperative...
Nonoperative treatment of high school athletes with shoulder instability is an effective approach, according to research presented today at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine’s...
View ArticleResearch Shows Osteochondral Allograft Transplantation Effective for Certain...
Isolated femoral condyle lesions account for 75% of the cartilage repair procedures performed in the knee joint, and physicians have a variety of techniques to consider as part of surgical treatment....
View ArticleAmerican Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine Launches New Look
The American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM) launched a new brand, tagline and logo for the Society today.(PRWeb June 05, 2018)Read the full story at...
View ArticleAmerican Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM) Presents Prestigious...
To recognize and encourage cutting-edge research in key areas of orthopaedic sports medicine, the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM) will present research awards and grants...
View ArticleLos Angeles-Based Surgeon, Neal S. ElAttrache, MD Inducted as AOSSM President
Neal S. ElAttrache, MD will be installed as the 47h president of the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM) on Saturday, July 7th, 2018, during the Society’s Annual Meeting in San...
View ArticleLimited Shoulder Function is Leading Factor for Rotator Cuff Surgery
For patients with rotator cuff tears, improving shoulder function is the most important reason for moving forward with surgical repair, according to research presented today at the American...
View ArticleCurrent ACL Return to Sport Criteria Fails to Identify 2nd Injury Risk
Returning to your sport after an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury and not suffering a second injury is often difficult but for a kid who suffers an ACL injury figuring out how to prevent...
View ArticleResults for Female ACL Graft Repair Methods Differ Among Younger Athletes
Female athletes are two to eight more times likely to injure their ACL than males, however utilizing one graft repair treatment method in females may be more beneficial than another, according to...
View ArticleYoung Athletes’ ACL Injury Risk Increases with Fatigue, New Research Shows
ACL injuries are one of the most common sports injuries affecting adolescent athletes, leading to lost playing time and high healthcare costs. Research presented today at the American Orthopaedic...
View ArticleOlder Patients with Knee Pain May Benefit from Allograft Transplant Technique
Knee pain in active patients over 40 is often difficult to treat but according to researchers presenting their work today at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine’s (AOSSM) Annual...
View ArticleSwiss Orthopaedic Pioneer, Roland P. Jakob, MD Inducted into AOSSM Hall of Fame
Renowned orthopaedic surgeon, Roland P. Jakob, MD will be inducted into the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine’s (AOSSM) Hall of Fame on Friday, July 6, during the Society’s Annual...
View ArticleMichigan Orthopaedic Surgeon, Edward Wojtys, MD Inducted into AOSSM Hall of Fame
Renowned orthopaedic surgeon, Edward Wojtys, MD will be inducted into the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine’s (AOSSM) Hall of Fame on Friday, July 6, during the Society’s Annual Meeting...
View ArticleAOSSM Past President, Allen F. Anderson, MD Posthumously Inducted into AOSSM...
Tennessee orthopaedic surgeon, Allen F. Anderson, MD was posthumously inducted into the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine’s (AOSSM) Hall of Fame on Friday, July 6, during the Society’s...
View ArticleFormer Army Orthopaedic Surgeon, Walton Curl, MD Inducted into AOSSM Hall of...
Renowned orthopaedic surgeon, Walton W. Curl, MD will be inducted into the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine’s (AOSSM) Hall of Fame on Friday, July 6, during the Society’s Annual...
View ArticleChicago Orthopaedic Surgeon, Bernard R. Bach, Jr., MD Inducted into AOSSM...
Esteemed orthopaedic surgeon Bernard R. Bach, Jr., MD will be inducted into the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine’s (AOSSM) Hall of Fame on Friday, July 6, during the Society’s Annual...
View ArticleLos Angeles Orthopaedic Surgeon, James Tibone, MD Receives AOSSM Highest Award
James Tibone, MD, orthopaedic surgeon and professor at the University of Southern California Center for Sports Medicine, received the 2018 Robert E. Leach Sports Medicine Leadership award on Friday,...
View ArticleArthroscopy May Help Young Athletes with Shoulder Instability Have Low...
Young athletes with shoulder instability are considered to be a high-risk group of patients following arthroscopic shoulder stabilization given the high recurrence rates and lower rates of return to...
View ArticleSurgery Offers Young Patients Long-Term Benefits after Meniscus Tears
Young patients who underwent surgery for isolated meniscus tears between 1990 and 2005 showed positive long-term clinical results, according to new research presented today at the American Orthopaedic...
View ArticleFollowing Pitch Count Guidelines May Help Young Baseball Players Prevent...
Young pitchers who exceed pitch count limits are more prone to elbow injuries, according to research presented today at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine’s Annual Meeting in San...
View ArticlePassage of Sports Medicine Clarity Act Improves Care for All Athletes
The American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM) is proud to have been part of the process to cross the finish line with the passage of the Sports Medicine Licensure Clarity Act (H.R.302)...
View ArticleBlood Flow Restriction Therapy May Protect Against Bone Loss Following ACL...
Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) reconstruction patients often face bone and muscle loss immediately following the procedure. Researchers presenting their work today at the AOSSM/AANA Specialty Day...
View ArticleEarly Sports Specialization Tied to Increased Injury Rates in College Athletes
Sixty million kids participate in organized athletics each year with ever increasing amounts of children specializing in one sport before the age of 14 with hopes of a college scholarship or...
View ArticlePatients with Irreparable Rotator Cuff Tears May Have Another Surgical Option
The arthroscopic superior capsule reconstruction (SCR) surgical technique offers patients with irreparable rotator cuff tears restored shoulder function and the opportunity to return to sports and...
View ArticleAmerican Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM) Cancels 2020 Annual...
AOSSM cancels 2020 Annual Meeting due to COVID-19 concerns(PRWeb April 30, 2020)Read the full story at...
View ArticleAOSSM’s Historic Virtual Annual Meeting Achieves Highest Attendance Mark
AOSSM sets record attendance numbers at star-studded, first-ever Virtual Annual Meeting(PRWeb July 14, 2020)Read the full story at...
View ArticleMichael G. Ciccotti, MD Becomes 49th President of the American Orthopaedic...
AOSSM proud to announce Michael G. Ciccotti, MD becomes 49th president(PRWeb July 21, 2020)Read the full story at...
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