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Performance-Based Outcomes After ACLR in Professional Athletes Differ Between Sports

Background: Excellent outcomes have been reported for anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction (ACLR) in professional athletes in a number of different sports. However, no study has directly compared these outcomes between sports. Purpose: To determine if differences in performance-based...read more


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PRP may be superior to hyaluronic acid for improvement of pain, function in patients with OA

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Performance and Return to Sport After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in National Hockey League Players

BACKGROUND: Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) rupture is a significant injury in male National Hockey League (NHL) players. PURPOSE: To determine (1) the return to sport (RTS) rate in the NHL following ACL reconstruction, (2) performance on RTS, and (3)...read more


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Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Practice Patterns by NFL and NCAA Football Team Physicians

There are currently 32 teams in the National Foot- ball League (NFL) and 123 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) college football teams. This totals nearly 12,000 elite players annually (1,696 NFL roughly 53...read more


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Return to Sport and Performance After Microfracture in the Knees of National Basketball Association Players

BACKGROUND: Use of microfracture in the knees of National Basketball Association (NBA) players is controversial. HYPOTHESES: (1) There would be a high rate of return to sport (RTS) in NBA players following microfracture, (2) players would RTS the season...read more


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Topographic Analysis of the Capitellum and Distal Femoral Condyle: Finding the Best Match for Treating Osteochondral Defects of the Humeral Capitellum

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