Periodic Knee Injections of Synovium Stem Cells May Delay Cartilage Degeneration -- ROSEMONT, Ill., Jan. 25, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --

Periodic Knee Injections of Synovium Stem Cells May Delay Cartilage Degeneration -- ROSEMONT, Ill., Jan. 25, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --

The future of treatment is near.


William D. Murrell, MD
Chief of Sports Medicine
Consultant Orthopaedic Sports Medicine
Dubai Bone and Joint Center
Dubai Healthcare City
Dubai, UAE

Save your kids back!!!

Women & Child Health

Check out this link by  our own Dr. Ashok Kumar, saving your kids back.

Forget those heavy book bags.....get a roller board like I have!!

Dr. William D. Murrell, Jr., M.D., M.Sc.

Consultant Orthopaedic Sports Medicine (OSM)

Chief Sports Medicine

Dubai Bone and Joint Center

Dubai Healthcare City

Dubai, UAE

Treatment for acute anterior cruciate ligament tear: five year outcome of randomised trial | BMJ

Treatment for acute anterior cruciate ligament tear: five year outcome of randomised trial | BMJ

This is a very well done article that shows that the 5 year outcome after early surgery vs. delayed surgery after ACL (anterior cruciate ligament tear) is not different.  The other question that would be interesting is how would non operated ACL patients do, that are not professional but moderately active do?

 
William D. Murrell, MD
Chief of Sports Medicine
Consultant Orthopaedic Sports Medicine
Dubai Bone and Joint Center
Dubai Healthcare City
Dubai, UAE

Biomechanical Analysis of a Double-Loaded Glenoid Anchor Configuration

Biomechanical Analysis of a Double-Loaded Glenoid Anchor Configuration

More points of fixation are always better.

William D. Murrell, MD, M.Sc.
Chief of Sports Medicine
Consultant Orthopaedic Sports Medicine
Dubai Bone and Joint Center
Dubai Healthcare City
Dubai, UAE

Treatment With Platelet-Rich Plasma Is More ... [Am J Sports Med. 2013] - PubMed - NCBI

Treatment With Platelet-Rich Plasma Is More ... [Am J Sports Med. 2013] - PubMed - NCBI

Great paper,  must read.

William D. Murrell, MD
Consultant Orthopaedic Sports Medicine
Dubai Bone and Joint Center
Dubai Healthcare City
Dubai, UAE

Microfracture, bone marrow concentrate shows good early results in treatment of focal lesions | Orthopedics

Microfracture, bone marrow concentrate shows good early results in treatment of focal lesions | Orthopedics

Promising technology, it would be good to get better data in the future.

William D. Murrell, MD

Consultant Orthopaedics Sports Medicine

Dubai Bone and Joint Center

Dubai Healthcare City 

Dubai UAE 

Researchers recommend proper training for females to prevent ACL ruptures | Orthopedics

Researchers recommend proper training for females to prevent ACL ruptures | Orthopedics

This is a well known fact.  Many programs exist that can assist in decreasing ACL injury.

Dr. William D. Murrell, M.D
Consultant Orthopaedic Sports
Dubai Bone and Joint Center
Dubai Healthcare City
Dubai, UAE 

Length of time playing elite-level tennis increases risk for FAI in young athletes | Orthopedics Today

Length of time playing elite-level tennis increases risk for FAI in young athletes | Orthopedics Today

Connection between elite level tennis and FAI is something we should think about in our young athletes.

Dr. William D. Murrell, M.D
Consultant Orthopaedic Sports
Dubai Bone and Joint Center
Dubai Healthcare City
Dubai, UAE

Intra-articular Injections of Hyaluronic Acid and Other Drugs in the Knee Joint - Online First - Springer

Intra-articular Injections of Hyaluronic Acid and Other Drugs in the Knee Joint - Online First - Springer

I see this in my practice as well.

William D. Murrell, MD
Consultant Orthopaedic Sports Medicine
Dubai Bone and Joint Center
Dubai Healthcare City
Dubai, UAE