Survey of Confidence and Knowledge in Managing Patellofemoral Pain among Physical Therapists in Saudi Arabia.

Background: This study assessed the beliefs and knowledge of physical therapists in Saudi Arabia regarding the management of patellofemoral pain (PFP) and their alignment with current Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs).

Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted, involving 111 licensed physical therapists actively treating PFP patients. The survey included questions about PFP risk factors, prognosis, diagnosis, and treatment, using a Likert scale to measure confidence and knowledge.

Cementless Total Knee Arthroplasty: A State-of-the-Art Review.

» The demographic profile of candidates for total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is shifting toward younger and more active individuals.» While cemented fixation remains the gold standard in TKA, the interest is growing in exploring cementless fixation as a potentially more durable alternative.» Advances in manufacturing technologies are enhancing the prospects for superior long-term biological fixation.

ChatGPT Provides Satisfactory but Occasionally Inaccurate Answers to Common Patient Hip Arthroscopy Questions.

Purpose: To assess the ability of ChatGPT to answer common patient questions regarding hip arthroscopy, and to analyze the accuracy and appropriateness of its responses.

Methods: Ten questions were selected from well-known patient education websites, and ChatGPT (version 3.5) responses to these questions were graded by 2 fellowship-trained hip preservation surgeons.

Inconsistency in the Reporting Terminology of Adverse Events and Complications in Hallux Valgus Reconstruction: A Systematic Review.

Surgical complications are inevitable in any surgical subspecialty. Throughout the years, many classification systems have been developed to better understand and report such complications. The aim of this systematic review is to investigate the variability and frequency of reporting terms used to describe adverse events and complications in hallux valgus reconstruction.

Translation, cross-cultural adaptation, and psychometric properties of the Arabic version of the MedRisk instrument for measuring patient satisfaction with physical therapy care.

Purpose: This study aimed to translate, cross-culturally adapt, and validate the MedRisk Instrument for Measuring Patient Satisfaction with Physical Therapy Care into Arabic (MRPS-Ar).

Materials And Methods: The 20-Item MRPS was translated and cross-culturally adapted into Arabic following international guidelines. Patients ( = 229) with musculoskeletal conditions who received physical therapy care completed the MRPS-Ar and global rating of change scale.

Current views on preoperative rehabilitation practice after anterior cruciate ligament injury among licensed physical therapists in Saudi Arabia: An online-based cross-sectional survey.

Preoperative rehabilitation is an important stage to both physically and mentally prepare patients for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) and postoperative rehabilitation. This study aimed to investigate the current preoperative rehabilitation practice after anterior cruciate ligament injury among licensed physical therapists in Saudi Arabia. This was an online-based cross-sectional survey.

Applications of Natural Language Processing for Automated Clinical Data Analysis in Orthopaedics.

Natural language processing is an exciting and emerging field in health care that can transform the field of orthopaedics. It can aid in the process of automated clinical data analysis, changing the way we extract data for various purposes including research and registry formation, diagnosis, and medical billing. This scoping review will look at the various applications of NLP in orthopaedics.

Ipsilateral versus contralateral static endurance- balance abilities among healthy college students.

Objectives: This study sought to determine the association and the difference, if any, between the levels of the contralateral and between the levels of the ipsilateral sides during static endurance-balance exercise.

Methods: One hundred twelve healthy active- college students (55 females and 57 males) participated in this cross-sectional study. Each participant performed the contralateral (raising one arm and opposite-side leg) quadruped bird dog exercise and balanced in static condition.

Current Rehabilitation Practices and Return to Sports Criteria After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Survey of Physical Therapists in Saudi Arabia.

Context: With the high prevalence of anterior cruciate ligament rupture among young and active individuals, rehabilitation after the injury and surgery should meet the current evidence-based recommendations to restore knee function and reduce the risk of further injury. This study aimed to investigate the current rehabilitation practices and return to sports (RTS) criteria after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) among physical therapists in Saudi Arabia.

Design: Online cross-sectional survey-based study.

Self-Reported Moderate-to-Vigorous Physical Activity: Its Association with Health-Related Quality of Life in a Large Cohort of People with Chronic Diseases.

The aim of this study was to investigate the dose-response relationship between physical activity and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in a large population-based sample of people with chronic disease. We analysed the data of 29,271 adults (15,315 women) who were diagnosed with chronic diseases and participated in the Welsh Health Survey (Wales, UK; data collection 2011-2015). Participants were classified, based on their weekly minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA), into four groups as follows: inactive (no MVPA), insufficiently active (<150 min/week), sufficiently active (≥150-<300), and very active (≥300).

Prevalence of lower back pain and its associations with lifestyle behaviors among college students in Saudi Arabia.

Background: Lower back pain (LBP) is a common musculoskeletal disorder that may affect students' daily lives. Recent psychological research showed a relevant connection between LBP and multidimensional health. However, the association between LBP and lifestyle behavior has not been established, and improving knowledge in this area may help develop preventive strategies and optimize college students' quality of life.

The Effect Of Gender On Vastus Medialis Oblique/Vastus Lateralis Activation Ratio During Weight And Non-Weight Bearing Activities In Recreationally Subjects.

Objectives: To investigate the effect of gender on the activation ratio of vastus medialis oblique to vastus lateralis during straight leg raising and stepdown activities.

Method: The cross-sectionalstudy was conducted at the College of Medical Rehabilitation Sciences, Taibah University, Medina, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, from September 2021 to March 2022, and comprised recreationally active subjects without knee pathology who were distributed in 2 gender-based groups. All the participants were subjected to straight leg raising and stepdown activitiesthrice and the average value of each activity was noted.

The association between sedentary behavior and low back pain in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis of longitudinal studies.

Background: Low back pain (LBP) is a common musculoskeletal problem globally. While spending a longer time in sedentary behaviors is linked to several health problems; the quantitative association between different amounts of sedentary time and LBP is still unknown. This study aims to systematically review studies that examined the association between sedentary behavior and LBP development and LBP-related outcomes.

The Arabic Version of the Tegner Activity Scale in Patients with Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: Translation, Validation, and Cross-Cultural Adaptation.

Background: The Tegner activity scale is a patient-reported questionnaire that is frequently used to measure activity levels in patients with anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR). The purpose of this study was to translate, cross-culturally adapt, and validate the Tegner activity scale into Arabic.

Methods: The Tegner activity scale-Arabic version (TAS-Ar) was forward and backward translated, cross-culturally adapted, and validated according to established guidelines.

Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice among Physical Therapists toward COVID-19 in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia-A Cross-Sectional Study.

To curb the COVID-19 pandemic, the knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) of preventive measures play an essential role, and healthcare workers have had to endure a burden to care for COVID-19 patients. Thus, this study aimed to assess the weight of the KAP of physiotherapists in Saudi Arabia during the COVID-19 pandemic. This was a cross-sectional study, where we circulated an online KAP questionnaire to 1179 physical therapists, and among those, 287 participated and completed the questionnaire.

Arabic Version of the Short Anterior Cruciate Ligament-Return to Sport After Injury Scale: Translation, Cross-cultural Adaptation, and Validation.

Background: The short version of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament-Return to Sport After Injury (ACL-RSI) scale is a self-reported questionnaire developed to assess the psychological readiness of patients to return to sports after ACL reconstruction (ACLR).

Purpose: To translate, cross-culturally adapt, and validate the short version of the ACL-RSI scale into the Arabic language (ACL-RSI-Ar).

Study Design: Cohort study (diagnosis); Level of evidence, 2.

Inertial sensors identified asymmetries in shank angular velocity at different gait speeds in individuals with anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.

Background: Inertial sensors can detect between-limb asymmetries in shank angular velocity (SAV) during loading response of walking in individuals with ACL reconstruction (ACLR), which may be indicative of abnormal knee joint loading. However, it is unknown whether these SAV asymmetries would exist up to 6 months post-ACLR and how they differ from SAV asymmetries in uninjured healthy subjects.

Research Question: To investigate whether patients with ACLR show significant and meaningful between-limb SAV asymmetries during walking and walking fast at 4 and 6 months post-surgery and to determine whether limb asymmetries are related across gait tasks and time.

Idiopathic myositis ossificans of the deltoid muscle: A case report with unique presentation and MRI findings.

Introduction: Myositis ossificans of the deltoid muscle is extremely rare. We present a case with unique presentation and MRI findings.

Case Report: A 21-year-old female presented with a 3-month history of a swelling in lateral aspect of the right arm.

Multiple stage tissue expansion for reconstruction of scalp nevocellular nevus in pediatric age group.

To present a rare case of giant congenital nevocellular nevus in a 7-year-old girl's scalp and to highlight our management steps and outcomes. An otherwise healthy 7-year-old girl presented to plastic surgery clinic with a giant congenital nevus (GCN) that covered almost her entire scalp that was treated successfully with tissue expander three times over a period of 14 months. A total of 34 cm width of skin, which comprised 78% of the patient's scalp, was removed.

Management of Fournier's gangrene with skin grafting by bagging technique of testes: case report.

To share our experience with the management of Fournier gangrene (FG) using the bagging technique of the testes, and to highlight the importance of implementing a multidisciplinary approach in managing FG. A 58-year-old male with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) was brought to the emergency department (ED) with necrotizing fasciitis involving the genitalia; he was managed in the ED with Intravenous (IV) fluid resuscitation and IV antibiotics. The surgical team was consulted and multiple debridement procedures were done.