Background Epidemiological studies have shown a high incidence of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries among competitive ... Z scores for relative leg force, ratio of absolute core flexion to ...

Additionally, grade I patients showed smaller extension moments in the hip and knee than controls. Grade II patients had lower angular velocities and reduced extension and flexion moments ...

is the emotionally charged, quintessential question asked by nearly every athlete after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury. Invariably, the same question is one of the first asked by parents, ...

The FS20 Biomechanical Spine Test System, created by Applied Test Systems (ATS) in response to this challenge, can test cadaveric spine specimens for flexion/extension, lateral bending, and torsion ...

General operative principles for fasciotomy and/or epimysiotomy include: (1) longitudinal exposures ... joint at 70° to 90° of flexion and interphalangeal joints in 0° to 10° of flexion).

There are two types of compartment syndromes. Type 1 occurs with a proximal arterial injury leading to postreperfusion compartment syndrome, whereas type 2 is caused by direct trauma and ...

Background: Lateral trunk flexion (LTF) is a common symptom of Parkinson’s disease (PD). The sensory re-weighting system and sensory-motor function are poor in patients with PD and LTF, and this may ...

aAAS was diagnosed if the anterior atlantoaxial diameter (AAD) was >3 mm and was considered unstable if the AAD differed by >2 mm between flexion and extension radiographs. The AAD was measured from ...