Over the past 15 years, there has been an increase in youth sports participation with a concomitant increase in early year-round training in a single sport. Many factors contribute to the desire of parents and coaches to encourage early single sport special- ization, including the desire to give the young athlete an edge in […]
In recent years, the use of biologics for the primary treatment and augmentation of treatment in patients with knee pathology has increased substantially. Techniques and applications for biologic preparations such as platelet-rich plasma (PRP) and mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have been developed and redefined to increase the healing response in […]
It has been reported that relative to other sports participants, ice hockey players suffer from cam-type femoroace-tabular impingement (FAI) in higher numbers alpha angles have been reported to increase with the likelihood of symptomatic FAI. It is unclear how prevalent increased a angles, commonly associated with cam FAI, are in asymptomatic young ice hockey […]
Hip injuries among ice hockey players are very common, especially for goaltenders. The “butterfly technique” of goal tending is becoming increasingly popular in the ice hockey community. This technique transfers a lot of pressure on the hip joint causing pain. Following surgery, goaltenders require increased attention and care when […]
The purpose of the study was to evaluate the load output of a pressure sensor in the presence of liquid saturation in a controlled environment. We hypothesized that a calibrated pressure sensor would provide diminishing load outputs over time in controlled environments of both humidified air and while submerged in saline and the sensors […]
This study found that the pectineus and piriformis muscles are important for postoperative hip arthroscopy rehabilitation. Specific exercises were defined, which will give use during the early phases of rehabilitation, to improve the function of these muscles.
While measuring knee motion in all six degrees of freedom is important for understanding and treating orthopaedic knee pathologies, traditional motion capture techniques lack the required accuracy. A variety of model-based biplane fluoroscopy techniques have been developed with sub-millimeter accuracy. However, no studies have statistically evaluated the consistency of the accuracy across motions of […]
It is common for hip arthroscopy patients to demonstrate significant gluteus medius muscle weakness and concurrent iliopsoas tendinitis. Restoration of gluteus medius muscle function is essential for normal hip function.
The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) has been well defined as the main passive restraint to anterior tibial translation (ATT) in the knee and plays an important role in rotational stability. However, it is unknown how closely the ACL and other passive and active structures of the knee constrain translations and rotations across a set […]
Femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) is becoming a prevalent overuse injury diagnosis among hockey players. In the adult ice hockey stride, the ‘‘at-risk’’ hip position, defined by internal rotation during flexion and external rotation during abduction, reportedly increases hip vulnerability to labral injury as a result of FAI.
