Publications by authors named "Samantha Riebesell"
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- - The study examined trends in pickleball-related Achilles tendon injuries over the past decade, particularly among the aging population, due to the sport’s growing popularity.
- - Researchers identified 43 cases of Achilles tendon ruptures related to pickleball from a larger pool of 2,684 injuries, noting an increase since 2016, with a significant dip in 2020 likely due to COVID-19.
- - Findings showed older players (average age 64.5) had these injuries and were more likely to require surgery (67.4%) compared to the general population with Achilles injuries.
Background: Resiliency is the ability to recover from stressful events and has been shown to correlate with patient outcomes following certain orthopaedic procedures. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between resiliency and outcomes following TAA.
Methods: A retrospective analysis of patients undergoing primary TAA between April 2015 and September 2022 was performed (N = 83).
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- The study aimed to examine how resilience affects pain and neck disability outcomes in patients who had single- or double-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF).
- Patients completed surveys on resilience, pain, and disability levels both before and after surgery, allowing researchers to categorize them based on their resilience levels.
- Results showed that all patients improved post-surgery, but those with higher resilience reported better pain relief compared to those with lower resilience, indicating resilience may play a role in recovery outcomes.
Superficial acral fibromyxoma (SAFM) is a rare, slow-growing benign soft tissue tumor that is typically asymptomatic in nature and usually affects the acral regions of the hands and feet. The majority of these lesions are subungual. Excisional biopsy is the primary treatment modality.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFReading disability (RD), which affects between 5 and 17% of the population worldwide, is the most prevalent form of learning disability, and is associated with underactivation of a universal reading network in children. However, recent research suggests there are differences in learning rates on cognitive predictors of reading performance, as well as differences in activation patterns within the reading neural network, based on orthographic depth (i.e.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Thousands of orthopedic surgeons in the United State face medical malpractice claims annually; however, little is known regarding the common causes for litigation against shoulder surgeons. In addition, the current analysis does not take into consideration how surgical frequency affects the litigation likelihood. The purpose of our investigation was to identify the most common causes of litigation against shoulder surgeons in the United States adjusting for surgical frequency.
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