Achilles SpeedBridge™ Repair – Speeding Up the Return-to-Sport

  A novel procedure developed by Arthrex is being utilized for Achilles tendon repairs that has yielded positive results thus far in both repair strength and a quicker return-to-sport. The unique characteristics of this repair allows for full weight-bearing in the boot at around two weeks without wedges compared to eight weeks following a traditional Achilles repair.

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Incidence of Acromioclavicular (AC) Joint Sprains in Hockey

The sport of hockey has a large presence in the United States with 547,429 registered

athletes according to USA Hockey. 2 With the increasing

number of participants in the sport it is important to

understand the most common forms of injury. Through direct

and indirect forces, AC-joint sprains account for about 7.3% of

injuries seen at the NCAA collegiate level. The most common

source of these injuries is direct forces seen in player-player

and player-boards impacts.

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