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Mar 29, 2022

Can you fix a frozen shoulder without surgery?

Journal Watch: Frozen shoulder or adhesive capsulitis is common. In 2018, Gallacher et al. performed a randomized controlled trial has compared hydrodilation to surgery with an arthroscopic capsular release and the

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Feb 27, 2022

New Study: 81% of Patients had Reduced Pain with a Single Lipogems Procedure for Knee Arthritis

In a new study, 81% of patients had a reduction in pain and improvement in function with a single autologous MFAT procedure with Lipogems. Adipose tissue has been recognized as a reliable and potent source for

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Feb 21, 2022

Does hip bursitis ever go away?

Historically, the term "trochanteric bursitis" was used to describe any pain around the outside or lateral hip. However, trochanteric bursae in patients with lateral hip pain is uncommon. Lateral hip pain is now

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Feb 21, 2022

New Study Shows 90% of Patients Can Avoid Surgery with Tenex for Gluteal Tendon Pain

Gluteal tendinopathy and trochanteric bursitis (i.e. hip bursitis) are used to describe pain over the side of the hip. In most cases the pain is not bursitis, and is thought to be related to the gluteus medius and/or

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Feb 20, 2022

New Study Examines the Clinical Effect of Micro-Fragmented Adipose Tissue (MFAT) with Lipogems for Knee Osteoarthritis

A recent study by Van Genechten et al. evaluated the short-term clinical effect of a single intra-articular autologous MFAT injection with Lipogems. When patients with bone marrow lesions on MRI were excluded, the

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Feb 19, 2022

TRICARE Patients Now Qualify for PRP Injections

TRICARE has approved a provisions program to cover Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) Injections for mild to moderate chronic osteoarthritis of the knee and lateral epicondylitis, also known as "tennis elbow".

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Feb 06, 2022

Foreign Body Removal With Ultrasound Guidance

Ultrasound-guided foreign body removal is a nonsurgical highly effective technique and should be considered as a first-line treatment procedure. Various types of foreign bodies can be diagnosed and removed with

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Jul 25, 2021

PRP for Hand Arthritis

Hand and wrist osteoarthritis can be helped with platelet rich plasma (PRP) injections.

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Jul 11, 2021

Partial and Full Thickness Rotator Cuff Tears: Evidence for Bone Marrow Concentrate and Platelet Products Compared to Exercise Therapy

Determining the integrity of the rotator cuff tendons is essential in deciding between surgical and non-surgical management. Typically we do not consider full thickness tears candidates for orthobiologic injections, but

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Jul 10, 2021

New Studies Show PRP Injections Accelerate Pain Relief and Improve Range of Motion in Patients With Adhesive Capsulitis

In some patient adhesive capsulitis will not respond to traditional treatments. In recent studies, PRP injections were found to be effective in both pain and disability, and showed improvements in a restricted shoulder

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