Clinics in sports medicine
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In conclusion, the sports medicine specialist is able to use a spectrum of diagnostic, surgical, and rehabilitation techniques to identify etiologic factors and to choose optimal treatment regimens for patients with Achilles tendinitis or traumatic rupture. Correction of pathomechanic factors, anatomic restoration, and aggressive postoperative rehabilitation allows an early return to sport without significant loss of strength or mobility.
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Chronic leg pain in athletes results from various conditions. Proper diagnosis requires careful examination, knowledge of the various presentations, and appropriate use of diagnostic studies. These conditions can often coexist, making accurate diagnosis difficult. Most exercise-induced leg pain responds to conservative nonsurgical treatment; however, certain syndromes such as chronic compartment syndrome or popliteal artery entrapment syndrome are more appropriately treated surgically to improve the athlete's ability to return to full participation.
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The ACL-deficient knee has been a management dilemma for many years and, to this day, no refutable plan exists for treatment of this injury. No true prospective study has been performed that evaluates all types of individuals at a variety of activity levels, and, in this day of apparently reliable methods of reconstructing the ACL, it is doubtful that one will occur. The ACL injury is no longer a mystery to the general public; it has received extensive publicity because of injuries of professional athletes and the successful reconstruction in many of these athletes. ⋯ Bruckner, J. Kneisl, et al, personal communication, 1990). Instability varies in these individuals and, as in Chick and Jackson's patients, those with mild instability (no rotatory instability) may do reasonably well.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 400 WORDS)
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As the popularity of basketball increases and the style of the game becomes more physical, there is an increasing number of basketball-related injuries. Although most facial injuries sustained while playing basketball are relatively minor, severe and permanent injuries do occur. This article reviews the most common facial injuries incurred by basketball players with emphasis on diagnosis, early treatment, and prevention.
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Arthroscopic resection of the acromioclavicular joint is obviously in its infancy. Nonetheless, the procedure seems to be well founded in theory and laboratory work. The early clinical results seem supportive.