Knee Ligament Injuries in the National Football League: Impact of Field Surface Type During the 2020-2023 Seasons.

Introduction A subject of ongoing debate within the National Football League (NFL) community revolves around the comparative risk of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries on natural versus artificial turf field surfaces. There have been mixed results as to whether there is a difference in injury rates depending on the playing surface and what factors might play a role in affecting these rates. Methods This study aims to compare the incidence of in-game knee ligament tears in the NFL during the 2020-2023 seasons.

Application of a Social Vulnerability Index and Its Associations with Physical Frailty and Disability in a Cross-sectional Study of Older Kenyan Women Living with and without HIV.

Background: Social vulnerability reflects deficits in social resources that may disproportionally impact older women with HIV (WWH) in Africa.

Objective: To examine the relationship between scores on an adapted Social Vulnerability Index (SVI) and measures of physical frailty and disability.

Design: Cross-sectional study.

Field Surface Type and Season-Ending Lower Extremity Injury in NFL Players.

There is growing concern over the safety of artificial turf when it comes to the incidence of player injuries. The artificial surfaces can withstand more play, are cheaper to maintain, and are more predictable. However, there is concern that this beneficial durability comes at the expense of the forgiveness of the surface, leading to more injuries.

Impact of Catheter-Drawn Blood Cultures on Patient Management: A Multicenter, Retrospective Cohort Study.

Background: Nosocomial bloodstream infections associated with intravascular catheters pose significant financial burden, morbidity, and mortality. There is much debate about whether or not blood cultures should be drawn through central venous catheters, and while guidelines advocate for catheter-drawn cultures when catheter infection is suspected, there is variable practice in this regard.

Methods: We performed a retrospective cohort study assessing episodes of positive catheter-drawn blood cultures with concomitant negative percutaneously-drawn cultures in tertiary care hospitals in the United States and Spain.

Anomalous Flexor Carpi Radialis Tendons Giving Rise to a Novel Surgical Technique in the Treatment of Thumb Carpometacarpal Joint Arthritis: A Case Report.

Introduction: Incidental discovery of anomalous muscles and anatomical variants within the forearm and wrist through surgical exposure and advanced imaging techniques is relatively common.

Case Report: The patient presented with pain and swelling in her hand that was refractory to rest and anti-inflammatory medications. Here, we describe the intraoperative discovery of an anatomical variant of the flexor carpi radialis (FCR), as well as an anomalous flexor carpi radialis brevis (FCRB) in a 58-year-old patient being treated for thumb carpometacarpal joint (CMCJ) arthritis.