STUDY DESIGN Repeated-measures design comparing 7 static weight-bearing shoulder exercises. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to determine the demand on shoulder musculature during weight-bearing exercises and the relationship between increasing weight-bearing posture and shoulder muscle activation. BACKGROUND Weight-bearing shoulder exercises are commonly prescribed in the rehabilita...

QUESTION What is the feasibility and effectiveness of a novel weight-bearing strengthening program compared with that of a traditional non-weight-bearing strengthening program for older inpatients undergoing rehabilitation? DESIGN Randomised, controlled trial with concealed allocation, assessor blinding, and intention-to-treat analysis. PARTICIPANTS Eighty-eight inpatients (11% loss to foll...

Tibial fracture is the most common long bone fracture. Because of the superficial location of the tibia, surgery is usually required for the treatment of fractures to achieve union. The goal of this study was to evaluate the effect of decortication on the faster union of fractures treated with compression plates. In this clinical trial, conducted from 2009 to 2013, 42 patients were randomly ass...

BACKGROUND A study was conducted to determine the reliability and minimal detectable change for a new composite measure of the vertical and medial-lateral mobility of the midfoot called the foot mobility magnitude. METHODS Three hundred and forty-five healthy participants volunteered to take part in the study. The change in dorsal arch height between weight bearing and non-weight bearing as w...

Biofeedback devices are increasingly used to train orthopedic patients to comply with partial weight-bearing instructions for an injured or postoperative extremity. In a previous study, the authors showed that biofeedback was effective in training young participants. However, because many partial weight-bearing orthopedic patients are of advanced age, the current study was designed to test the ...

WEBB, B.G. and L.A. RETTIG. Gymnastic wrist injuries. GUTT. Sports Med. Rep.. Vol. 7, No. 5. pp. 289-295, 2008. During gymnastic activities, the wrist is exposed to many different types of stresses, including repetitive motion, higii impact loading, axial compression, torsiorml forces, and distraction in varying degrees of ulnar or radial deviation and hyperextension. Many of these stresses are...

Knee range of motion was determined in 60 patients to assess the effect of weight bearing on maximal knee flexion. Three patient subgroups were investigated: patients with normal knees, patients implanted with posterior cruciate-retaining (PCR) total knee arthroplasty (TKA), and patients implanted with posterior cruciate-substituting (PS) TKA. Maximal knee flexion was determined using videofluo...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE There is no consensus on the best rehabilitation regime after uncemented total hip arthroplasty. Theoretically, bone ingrowth into the implant should benefit from initial partial weight bearing. We investigated whether the degree of postoperative weight bearing influences the periprosthetic bone mineral density (BMD) and/or the stability of the CLS stem. PATIENTS AND ME...

Numerous procedures exist to treat osteochondritis dissecans (OCD); however, it remains a topic of debate which procedure is most ideal. When restoring a massive osteochondral defect, the use of only one procedure may not always allow complete filling of the defect. This case report presents a massive OCD with displaced osteochondral fragment and loose body in the knee joint that occupied almos...

STUDY DESIGN Measurements, descriptive. OBJECTIVES To describe a weight-bearing method to assess bilateral hip abductor and external rotator muscle performance. BACKGROUND The hip abductors and external rotators are important in maintaining lower extremity alignment during weight-bearing tasks. As such, there is a need for a method to assess hip muscle performance in weight bearing. METHO...