Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine
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Muscle bellies of the hamstring muscles are intimately associated with the sciatic nerve, putting the sciatic nerve at risk of injury associated with proximal hamstring avulsion. There are few data informing the magnitude of this risk, identifying risk factors for neurologic injury, or determining neurologic outcomes in patients with distal sciatic symptoms after surgery. ⋯ Sciatic nerve-related symptoms after proximal hamstring avulsion are underrecognized. Currently, neurologic symptoms are not considered when determining whether to pursue operative intervention. Given the high likelihood of improvement with surgical treatment, neurologic symptoms should be considered when making a decision regarding operative treatment.
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Orthop J Sports Med · Jul 2017
Do Major League Baseball Team Physicians Harvest the Semitendinosus From the Drive Leg or Landing Leg When Performing Ulnar Collateral Ligament Reconstruction on Elite Baseball Pitchers?
Hamstring autograft is a common graft choice when performing ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction (UCLR). ⋯ When performing a UCLR using hamstring autograft, the majority of MLB team physicians harvest the hamstring from the landing leg as opposed to the drive leg, as they believe the hamstring from the landing leg plays less of a role in generating a forceful pitch than that from the drive leg.
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Orthop J Sports Med · Jul 2017
An Analysis of Duplicate Presentations at the 2014 Through 2016 AOSSM and AANA Annual Meetings.
Previous studies have shown a high incidence of duplicate presentations at research conferences within different medical disciplines. ⋯ A moderate proportion of abstracts presented at the AOSSM and AANA Annual Meetings are duplicates. Meeting committees may want to consider stricter guidelines to ensure only original work is presented at these meetings.