Publications by authors named "D S Bachman"
Purpose: Participation in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and mixed martial arts has increased over the last three decades. These sports feature submission attacks, including strangles. These strangles, termed "chokes" in this context, primarily limit blood flow to the brain via compression of neck vasculature.
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- The study investigates the potential long-term effects of vascular neck compression techniques, commonly known as 'chokes,' in combat sports on carotid intima media thickness (CIMT) and brain injury biomarkers.
- Participants included 39 individuals, primarily grapplers who had experienced over 500 choke events, and matched controls, with methods involving ultrasound measurements and blood samples for analysis.
- Results indicated no significant differences in CIMT or brain injury biomarkers between grapplers and controls, nor between grapplers with a history of blunt trauma and those without, suggesting that repeated choking may not have lasting impacts on these health indicators.
Background: There is a higher rate of failure of isolated MPFL reconstruction in skeletally immature patients with patellar instability compared to skeletally mature patients. Genu valgum is a known risk factor for patellar instability. There is potential for concomitant surgical correction of genu valgum to achieve better clinical outcomes and to decrease failure rates of MPFL reconstruction.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: Early onset scoliosis (EOS) is defined as spinal curvature affecting children below 10 years of age. Non-operative treatment can consist of casting and bracing. When curvature progresses despite these treatments, operative intervention is indicated.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDecision-making in the treatment of radial head fractures: Delphi methodology.
J Shoulder Elbow Surg
February 2023
Background: The treatment of partially displaced radial head fractures is determined not only by the type of fracture but also by patient characteristics such as age, occupation, hand dominance, mechanism of injury, and concomitant injuries and comorbidities. The goal of this study was to employ the Delphi method to achieve consensus on the management of patients with radial head fractures, utilizing the experience of the ASES Elbow Fracture-Dislocation Multicenter Study Group and Mayo Elbow Club surgeons.
Methods: The initial survey was sent to participants, which included consent to participate in the study and questions about their experience, knowledge, and interest in participating in the Delphi method.