Shoulder Unit, Department of Orthopaedics, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Santo António, Hospital de Santo António, Porto, Portugal
Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar da Universidade do Porto (ICBAS-UP), Porto, Portugal
Department of Orthopaedics, Hospital Lusíadas, Porto, Portugal
Shoulder and Elbow Unit, Hospital Lusíadas, Porto, Portugal
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Shoulder and Elbow Unit, Hospital Lusíadas, Porto, Portugal
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, there were only nine patients in the study, and the mean follow-up time was only 6 months ( 64 ). Mihata et al. also reported high rates of return to sports and physical activity. It was observed that after SCR, 100% of an athletic cohort returned to
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Dom Henrique Research Centre, Portugal
3Bs Research Group – Biomaterials, Biodegradables and Biomimetics, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal
ICVS/3Bs–PT Government Associate Laboratory, Braga, Portugal
Orthopaedics Department of Minho University, Braga, Portugal
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, concluded that MKI represent a unique clinical challenge, and reconstruction of several injured tendons with autograft may not be in the best interests of the patient due to donor-site morbidity and increased surgical time associated with autograft
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return to sport time (7.17 days) with PRP compared to controls (none/haematoma evacuation/saline injection/platelet-poor plasma (PPP) injection). Subgroup analysis of only double-blinded RCTs (both using P-PRP) showed no difference between PRP and
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PRP may be important. 46 , 47 A level III study found that PRP augmentation at the time of meniscal repair showed no difference in re-operation rate, function and return to sports. However, there were only 15 patients who had PRP augmentation
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may lead to ligament tears and cause subchondral contusions in the anterior tibia and femur, and those related to spontaneously-reduced lateral patellar dislocation in teenagers around the time of physeal closure. The latter is characterised by one or
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is most of the time sufficient to diagnose a full biceps tendon rupture ( 22 ). In cases of doubt and partial rupture, MRI or ultrasonography might be needed ( 23 , 24 ), although the latter method is highly user dependent. Ultrasonography is
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important and is largely recommended by surgeons to help patients improve their functional status and achieve their recovery goals, aiming to extend activities of daily living, from personal care to housekeeping tasks in the short term as well as returning
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UKA The major advantage of UKA compared with TKA appears to be the higher rate of satisfaction and meeting expectations (return to work and return to sports) in young patients. Results reported after UKA are generally favourable in the literature
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remodelled over time and that the glenoid cavity returns to its original size. 33 Technical complexity and possible associated early complications CAL is more technically demanding. 10 CAL associated with an increased risk of graft
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reported a 99% union rate and a 1% revision rate. 42 Brodsky et al examined sports participation in 53 patients at average 3.7-year follow-up and found that patients were able to return to hiking 92% of the time, golf 80% of the time, tennis 75% of the
