Topic: Total knee arthroplasty
Pump-based continuous local anesthetic infiltration may reduce pain at 24 hours and morphine consumption after total knee arthroplasty, but may increase risk of infection (BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2017 Jan 23)
Topic: Trigger finger (stenosing tenosynovitis) in adults
Ultrasound-guided percutaneous release of A1 pulley might be as effective as open release for resolution of triggering, and may lead to faster return to normal activities (World J Orthop 2017 Feb 18)
Topics: Shin pain, Femoral stress fracture, Stress fractures of the foot and ankle
ACR Appropriateness Criteria for stress (fatigue/insufficiency) fractures, excluding other vertebrae (National Guideline Clearinghouse 2017 Mar 20)
Topic: Elective total hip arthroplasty
Greater lifetime risk of revision in younger patients having total hip replacement (Lancet 2017 Feb 13)
Topic: Sports-related groin pain
Fascia iliaca compartment block may be less effective for postoperative pain management than local anesthetic infiltration in patients with soft tissue injuries and femoroacetabular impingement having hip arthroscopy (Arthroscopy 2017 Jan)
Topic: Management of rotator cuff tear
Exercise therapy reported to improve shoulder function and quality of life in patients with irreparable rotator cuff tear (BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2016 Jun 8)
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