Mes: febrero 2019

Osteoid Osteoma

28 febrero 2019 2 comentarios

Case A 25-year-old male footballer with a past history of lumbar disc pathology presents with a three-month history of a deep constant left thigh ache that is worse at night and responds to painkillers including acetaminophen and ibuprofen. This followed a heavy preseason load of running but persisted despite rest. There was no significant abnormality [...]

Do platelet-rich plasma or hyaluronic acid intra-articular injections work better for treating knee osteoarthritis?

21 febrero 2019 13 comentarios

Injections are commonly used to treat knee pain in football. This randomised controlled trial from the American Journal of Sports Medicine compares two of the more common types of injection, platelet rich plasma (PRP) and hyaluronic acid (HA) and found little difference between the two options at five-year follow-up1. Osteoarthritis (OA) commonly occurs in footballers [...]

Talocalcaneal coalition

14 febrero 2019

Case A 24 year old female recreational football player presented with a 12 month history of worsening dorsal mid-foot pain. She was found to have a marked restriction in subtalar movements and generalised tenderness about the hindfoot. Findings A lateral x-ray image was grossly abnormal showing absent anterior and middle facets of the talocalcaneal joint. [...]

Stieda Pellegrini Syndrome

07 febrero 2019 9 comentarios

Case A 26-year-old male football player presents with well localised pain about the medial knee. The pain is related to activity and is associated with quite marked localised tenderness. He reported having sustained a medial collateral ligament injury to his knee five months previously. While he was able to return to football after this injury, [...]

Surgery or rehabilitation for ruptured Achilles tendons? Which is best ?

07 febrero 2019

This meta-analysis found non-surgical management of an acute Achilles tendon rupture had the same risk of tendon re-rupture if an early functional range of motion protocol was also followed. The two groups had equivalent proportions of patients returning to the same level of sporting activity, while the surgical group had higher rates of other complications1. [...]

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