Written By: Craig Raucher I have written a number of articles and blogs over the years about having total knee replacement surgeries (I had both knees fully replaced), the critical importance of educating yourself on surgeries you may need; understanding anatomy or medical terms, doing your own research, finding the right surgeons and the right hospitals, understanding rehab, etc. Several of these articles can …
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iOrtho is 1st on Staten Island to perform Innovative BEAR® Implant to Treat ACL Tears
iOrtho was the first on Staten Island to perform the BEAR® Implant for treatment of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears, one of the most common knee injuries in the U.S. The BEAR Implant is the first medical advancement to enable the body to heal its own torn ACL. This new approach is a paradigm shift from the current standard of care – reconstruction that replaces the ACL …
Current Trends With ACL Reconstruction
In a recently published paper in the Orthopaedic Jourmal of Sports Medicine- Safer Return to Play After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: Evaluation of a Return-to-Play Checklist re-injury rates were calculated for knees after ACL reconstruction looking at relative risk for knees that passed return to sports criteria and those that did not. 7 criteria were used for the study and to pass a total of 6 …
Will Running Ruin Your Knees?
In a recent article published in Lifehacker, Will Running Ruin Your Knees? 8/4/21, An orthopedic specialist was interviewed and cited studies suggesting the runners had no increased risk of arthritis and that in fact runners may have a lower risk of osteoarthritis compared to non-runners. Also, in a recent article in Runners World Magazine, May 2020, published by the editors, a similar opinion was reported. …
Major Advances in ACL Injury Treatment
Approximately 400,000 ACL injuries occur in the U.S. annually. However, for decades the most common orthopaedic treatment has been limited to invasive ACL reconstruction, which typically requires using tendons or a combination of tendons and bones harvested from patients’ bodies or cadavers to reconstruct the torn anterior cruciate ligament. The newest technology in ACL reconstruction is using the body’s regenerative capacity to heal the damage without the need for …
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