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May 24, 2014
Radiofrequency Lesioning for Tennis Elbow (lateral epicondylalgia) Tasto, et al in the Journal of Arthroscopic-Related Surgery, July 2005, reported on 13 patients in whom a 1-inch incision was used to expose the forearm extensor muscle origin at the elbow. They cauterized the extensor origin with a radiofrequency probe and achieved…
May 1, 2014
Baker, et al, reported on the association between body mass index (obesity or not) and the outcomes of total knee joint replacement. The researchers found that patients derive equivalent functional benefit following total knee replacement irrespectively of their preoperative BMI. The significance of this is that the study argues against…
April 16, 2014
Fingertip Amputation The benefit of a simple reattachment in patients not candidates for microvascular reimplantation. Treatment Options for Damaged Fingertips Treatment options for freshly damaged fingertips that are completely detached range from noninvasive wound cleansing, simple bandaging and observation, to shortening the end of the finger or thumb and closing…
February 19, 2014
“Which physical examination tests provide clinicians with the most value when examining the shoulder?” Update of a systematic review with metanalysis of individual tests. An extremely thorough analysis of the all of the medical literature on medical tests for shoulder problems was published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine,…
February 12, 2014
Dog Sledding- You haven’t worked hard until you have “worked like a dog.” I recently had the fabulous experience of dog sledding near Whitefish, MT, with Dog Sled Adventures, 406-881-BARK (www.dogsledadventuresmontana.com). Seven hundred pounds of individuals and sled and cold weather gear being pulled by 10 small, athletic dogs at…
