Publications by authors named "Zafir Abutalib"
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic necessitated a shift from in-person to telehealth visits in many outpatient rehabilitation facilities.
Purpose: To determine whether patients reported similar levels of satisfaction receivingtelehealth hand therapy as when receiving in-person hand therapy.
Study Design: Retrospective review of patient satisfaction surveys.
Introduction: Year-round training is standard for elite gymnasts in the United States, but the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic led to unprecedented training interruptions. The effect of these training disruptions is unknown.
Objective: This study aimed to describe and compare training interruptions in elite gymnasts before and during the pandemic, the time it took to return to the prior level of gymnastics training, the development of injuries during return to gymnastics training, and gymnast-reported difficulty in and nervousness about returning to prior level of gymnastics training.
Objective: To compare the efficacy of ultrasound-guided hyaluronic acid (HA) versus leukocyte-poor platelet-rich plasma (LP-PRP) injection in the treatment of glenohumeral osteoarthritis.
Design: Double-blind randomized controlled trial.
Setting: Academic institution.
Background: Allogenic blood transfusions increase the risk of multiple complications. We evaluated the influence of restricting transfusions in adults with osteoarthritis that underwent total hip or knee arthroplasty (THA/TKA) with severe postoperative anemia.
Material And Methods: Patients that underwent THA/TKA for osteoarthritis with postoperative hemoglobin (Hb) ≤ 8 g/dl were retrospectively identified.
Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate real-world psoriatic arthritis (PsA) medication use and patient medication preferences.
Methods: This is a cross-sectional survey of Classification for Psoriatic Arthritis criteria defined PsA patients recruited from a single-center PsA registry from June to September 2020. Preferences were ranked on a 5-point Likert scale ranging from "not at all important" to "extremely important.
Background: Achilles injury risk in women's collegiate gymnastics is 10-fold higher than in all other collegiate sports. This study aims to identify risk factors for Achilles tendon ruptures in collegiate female gymnasts.
Hypothesis: Gymnasts with Achilles tendon ruptures will be more likely to report early gymnastics specialization, elite-level training before college, and performance of high-difficulty skills on floor and vault.
Background: Limited data exist on injuries in men's lacrosse at the international level. As lacrosse's popularity grows rapidly across the globe, health care providers must understand how to treat lacrosse athletes.
Purpose: To analyze injury data from the 2018 Men's World Lacrosse Championship.
Background: Menstrual irregularity (MI) is common in female athletes and is a component of the Female Athlete Triad (Triad). Many athletes with the Triad are started on hormonal contraceptives (HC) for MI, but this interferes with the ability to monitor menstrual cycle regularity and can mask other causes of MI. There are limited studies investigating the relationship between MI, HC use, and injury in female collegiate athletes.
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- Knee osteoarthritis (OA) leads to pain and functional issues, with treatments ranging from medications to emerging autologous cell injections.
- The study aimed to analyze the cellular composition of bone marrow aspirate (BMA) and assess the effects of BMA injections on patients with mild knee OA.
- Results showed significant improvements in pain and function over 12 months, with variable cellular concentrations in BMA and high patient satisfaction reported.