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J Hand Ther
January 2025
University of Texas Medical Branch, School of Medicine, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, Galveston, TX, USA.
Background: In 1998, the American Hand Therapy Foundation (AHTF) surveyed Certified Hand Therapists and active Charter Members of the American Society of Hand Therapists to identify hand rehabilitation research priorities, guide grant awards, and confirm alignment with the foundation's mission.
Purpose: The American Hand Therapy Foundation repeated the survey in 2021 to confirm that its award funding was consistent with hand therapists' research priorities.
Study Design: Convergent parallel mixed method study design.
JSES Int
November 2024
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Background: Explicit funding and industry affiliation are believed to potentially impact medical research. There have been an increasing number of studies that have evaluated this relationship. The purpose of this study is to determine whether industry affiliation influences the outcomes of randomized controlled trials that investigate the effectiveness of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) in the treatment of lateral epicondylitis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Orthop Surg Res
January 2025
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Tokyo Medical University Ibaraki Medical Center, Ami-Town, Ibaraki-Pref., Japan.
The forearm muscles coordinately control wrist motion, and their activity is affected by forearm rotation. Although forearm rotation has been implicated in the development of lateral and medial epicondylitis, its biomechanical background remains unknown. Therefore, the present study investigated the activity of wrist muscles in various forearm positions.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBMC Musculoskelet Disord
January 2025
Orthopedics Department of Zhejiang Rongjun Hospital, Jiaxing City, Zhejiang Province, China.
Background: At present, there is a dearth of objective methodologies for assessing the effectiveness of treatments for Lateral Epicondylitis (LE). This study examined 73 patients suffering from tennis elbow using a multimodal ultrasound approach and investigated the correlation between pertinent indicators and clinical scores.
Methods: 73 patients diagnosed with unilateral tennis elbow by interventional ultrasound at Zhejiang Rongjun Hospital were included in the study.
J Hand Ther
January 2025
Department of Physical Therapy, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN. Electronic address:
Background: Epicondylalgia is a common overuse injury in tennis. However, little is known regarding epicondylalgia in pickleball.
Purpose: This study examined the prevalence of positive epicondylalgia tests in recreational pickleball players and the relationship between positive tests and player characteristics.
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