ESSKA 2014 HIGHLIGHTS

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ESSKA 2014 HIGHLIGHTS
	Wolfgang Klauser Not all diagnostic tests can help exclude or diagnose infection in patients after TKA AMSTERDAM — Among the many tests and imaging orthopaedic surgeons can order, few tests effectively rule out infection in patients after total knee arthroplasty (TKA), according to a speaker here at the European Society of Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy Congress. Read more
	Prospective study of talar resurfacing shows procedure relieves pain AMSTERDAM — Osteochondral defects in young active patients who previously underwent ankle surgery can be effectively treated with a metal resurfacing inlay implant fixed to the talar dome with titanium screws, according to a presenter here.Read more
	No improvement in rotator cuff tendon healing seen after injection of autologous conditioned plasma AMSTERDAM — Although a few studies in the literature show promising results with injection of autologous conditioned plasma or platelet-rich plasma during surgery to repair rotator cuff tears, a study by French investigators showed no difference in tendon healing between tendons injected with the plasma-based substance and those not injected. Read more
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