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Original Source: Dural tears in spine surgery.
Dural tears are among the most commonly seen complications in spine surgery. Most studies in the literature indicate that long-term outcomes are not negatively affected, provided that the tears are diagnosed early and managed appropriately. Direct suture repair remains the preferred method for the management of durotomy caused by or found during surgery. However, recent literature reports encouraging results with sutureless repair. Understanding dural anatomy, dural healing, and cerebrospinal fluid dynamics...
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Study identifies skiers who can be successfully treated without surgery after an ACL tear
(Hospital for Special Surgery) Roughly a quarter of recreational skiers who tear their anterior cruciate ligament while hitting the slopes can be successfully treated without surgery, according to a n...
Roughly 25 Percent Of ACL Tears From Recreational Ski Injuries Heal By Themselves
Roughly a quarter of recreational skiers who tear their anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) while hitting the slopes can be successfully treated without surgery, according to a new study. The study, cond...
Is surgery the only option for meniscal tear and osteoarthritis?
(Brigham and Women's Hospital) New research from Brigham and Women's Hospital suggests that physical therapy may prove just as effective as surgery for some patients with meniscus tear and underlying...
Newer SLAP tear surgery gives military personnel hope for return to active duty
(American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine) Research presented today at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine's Specialty Day in Chicago, Ill., shows that biceps tenodesis surger...
Surgery Or Physical Therapy For Meniscal Tear And Osteoarthritis
Many middle age and older adults have disabling knee pain due to a tear in the meniscus, an important supporting structure in the knee that is often damaged in patients with underlying knee osteoarthr...
Military Personnel Who Undergo Newer SLAP Tear Surgery More Likely To Return To Active Duty
Research presented at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine's Specialty Day in Chicago, IL shows that biceps tenodesis surgery is safe and effective for individuals who suffer a SLAP (s...
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Surgery vs Physical Therapy for Meniscal Tears
Commentary on a study comparing surgery with physical therapy for the treatment of a meniscal tear in patients with knee osteoarthritis, published in May 2013 in the New England Journal of Medicine....
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Dural tears are among the most commonly seen complications in spine surgery. Most studies in the literature indicate that long-term outcomes are not negatively affected, provided that the tears are di...
PURPOSE: Growing skull fractures can be a challenging surgical problem facing pediatric neurosurgeons. The goal of this manuscript was to describe an effective surgical method used to treat a growing...
There is no report regarding a medial meniscus tear arising from an anomalous insertion of medial meniscus on the ACL, which seemed to be developed by the same mechanism as ACL tear. A case of a combi...
Dural scoring: an assistance technique for primary dural closure at craniotomy.
Objective: At craniotomy the dura shrinks due to the drying effect of illumination and air exposure, rendering primary closure of this tissue difficult. We have developed a new technique, "dural scori...
The impact of aging on rotator cuff tear size.
INTRODUCTION: The aim of our study was to establish if aging influences rotator cuff tear size. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We studied 586 consecutive patients (280 M, 306 F) mean age 59 years old (range 46...
