Publications by authors named "W F Huffman"
Objective: The present IRB-approved retrospective chart review describes the use of a 60-day PNS treatment for shoulder pain at a single center in 60 total consecutive patients.
Background: Chronic shoulder pain affects an increasing number of patients per year and is especially prevalent in elderly populations. Percutaneous peripheral nerve stimulation (PNS) treatment targeting the nerves of the shoulder has been shown to reduce pain in prospective clinical studies and in analysis of real-world data.
Conventionally, peripheral nerve stimulation (PNS) for treatment of chronic pain has involved a two-stage process: a short-term (e.g., 7 days) trial and, if significant pain relief is achieved, a permanent PNS system is implanted.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe Delayed Presentation and Diagnosis of Youth Wrestling Injuries: A 20-Year Analysis of National Injury Data.
J Am Acad Orthop Surg Glob Res Rev
May 2024
Article Synopsis
- - The study investigates the issue of delayed injury presentations among middle and high school wrestlers, as many athletes tend to hide their injuries, leading to an underreporting in youth wrestling injuries.
- - Data from the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System shows that approximately 5.6% of wrestlers presented their injuries after a delay, with most injuries occurring on Saturdays during the wrestling season.
- - Wrestlers with delayed injury presentations were found to be less likely to have fractures or head/neck injuries, highlighting the necessity for coaches and trainers to be attentive to potential injury signs.
Neural activity can increase the length of nodes of Ranvier (NOR) and slow impulse transmission; however, little is known about the biologically and clinically important recovery process. Sensory deprivation promotes neural plasticity in many phenomena, raising the question of whether recovery of NOR morphology is influenced by sensory deprivation. The results show that NOR gap length recovery in mouse optic nerve was not affected significantly by binocular visual deprivation imposed by maintaining mice in 24 hr dark for 30 days compared to mice recovering under normal visual experience.
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- The study investigates the presentation and treatment outcomes of patients with osteochondritis dissecans (OCD) lesions in the patella and trochlea, addressing previously limited research with small sample sizes.
- Conducted at a single institution from 2008 to 2021, it included 68 patients and evaluated their return to sports, pain resolution, imaging results, and overall treatment success after a minimum follow-up of 12 months.
- Results showed that while 62% of patients returned to sports and 54% experienced pain resolution, many still had lingering symptoms, indicating a need for improved treatment strategies for these conditions.