A study evaluated the outcomes of patients who had undergone arthroscopic treatment of large osteochondral lesions of the talus (OLTs) with unrestricted postoperative weightbearing and mobilization. Thirteen patients with lesions larger than 150 mm2 who underwent arthroscopic bone marrow stimulation for osteochondral defects were available for follow-up. Patients were allowed immediate weightbearing postoperatively. Two patients…

Source: Wikimedia Commons and Tony Alter Putting the Wrong Foot Forward Biloine W. Young • Fri, December 23rd, 2016  Forefoot or a midfoot strike? The debate over running styles goes on. Many coaches have held that the midfoot strike—landing on the ball of the foot—is better and creates less force through the body. Now a…

Background: The management of cartilage and osteochondral lesions in the knee remains problematic and controversial. Our group reported the 2-year and 5-year results of a randomized controlled trial comparing autologous chondrocyte implantation (ACI) and microfracture in patients with focal femoral cartilage injuries. The objective of the present study was to report the long-term results.Methods: Eighty…

A New Supreme Court Ruling On Medicaid Just Put 68 Million People At Risk When it comes to health care at the Supreme Court this year, all eyes are focused on the Obamacare tax credits case, King v. Burwell. But a case decided this week, Armstrong v. Exceptional Child Center, Inc., has raised significant concerns for the…

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