The FIFA 11+ Kids Injury Prevention Program reduces injuries among male football players: a clustered randomized controlled trial.
Al Attar WSA, Bizzini M, Alzahrani H, Alarifi S, Ghulam H, Alyami M, Alzhrani M, Sanders RH. Sports Health. July 28, 2022: 19417381221109224. doi: 10.1177/19417381221109224. E-publishing prior to printing. PMID: 35903029.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35903029/
Take home message
Footballing children who completed the FIFA 11+ Kids program suffered fewer injuries than those who completed the normal warm-up.
Background
Children under the age of 14 sustain almost 44% of all football injuries. Warm-up programs for injury prevention could reduce the number of injuries in this population and future health care costs. However, we know little about the effectiveness of these programs in youth football.
Study aim
The authors evaluated the effect of the FIFA 11+ Kids injury prevention program on reducing the incidence of injuries among male Saudi Arabian football players aged 7 to 13 years.
Methods
The authors conducted a cluster randomized control trial to assess the effect of the 11+ Kids program on reducing injuries in 7- to 13-year-old football players over 1 season (August 2018 – January 2019). The authors sent recruitment letters to 100 male soccer teams (825 athletes) participating in the Saudi Federation of Sports Medicine and Saudi Soccer Federation soccer teams. In response, 88 teams (740 players) agreed and completed the study. The authors randomized 45 soccer teams into the 11+ Kids program (377 athletes). The 11+ Kids program consisted of a 15-20 minute warm-up (7 exercises; 5 levels; focused on balance, core stability and optimization of falling technique) to be performed twice a week instead of a regular warm-up . The control group (43 teams, 363 athletes) performed their regular warm-up regimen, which was defined as basic exercises performed before a match or training to prepare the player for vigorous physical activity. The authors defined an injury as one that prevented a player from fully participating in the next match or training session.
Results
The soccer players who completed the 11+ Kids program had ~57% fewer injuries than players who performed a traditional warm-up. The benefit of the 11+ Kids program appears to apply to contact, non-contact and overuse injuries. The authors provide a detailed overview of the different types of injuries, but in many of them only a few athletes (<5 athletes) had an injury, making it difficult to interpret.
Viewpoints
Overall, athletes who completed the 11+ Kids program suffered 57% fewer injuries than the control group, demonstrating the need for prevention programs such as the FIFA 11+ Kids in youth soccer programs. These findings are consistent with a wealth of research showing that prevention programs work and can be easily implemented in less than 15 minutes. In this study, the coaches used the program just twice a week and saw benefits, suggesting that coaches do not need to completely abolish their existing warm-up programs. While we often focus on high school and college athletes, it’s reassuring to see these programs working for elementary and middle school players.
Clinical implications
Medical professionals should encourage youth coaches to use injury prevention warm-up programs, such as FIFA 11+ Kids, to reduce injuries at this level and promote positive future health outcomes.
Questions for discussion
What is the best way to distribute this information to the youth leagues? Does your youth athlete perform a structured warm-up? Do you think this is easy to implement?
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Written by: Jane McDevitt Review by: Jeffrey Driban
Upright electric scooters, commonly referred to as e-scooters, have grown in popularity across the country over the past decade. According to a new research summary presented at the 2022 American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference & Exhibition, e-scooter injuries are becoming much more common and increasingly serious.
Authors of the abstract “National Trends in Pediatric e-Scooter Injury” found hundreds of e-scooter injuries between 2011 and 2020. Patient hospitalizations have increased from less than 1 in 20 e-scooter injuries in 2011 to 1 in 8 requiring hospitalization for care in 2020.
“The number of annual e-scooter injuries increased between 2011 and 2020, likely in part due to the rising popularity of e-scooter ride-sharing apps,” said lead author Harrison Hayward, MD, Emergency Medicine fellow at Children’s National Hospital. “Our research has characterized the spectrum of injuries that occur in children, allowing emergency physicians to prepare to care for them and parents and families to practice better safety.”
Researchers examined a national database of e-scooter injuries to children seen in the emergency departments of more than 100 U.S. hospitals between 2011 and 2020 to find out what types of injuries children suffered and if there were any trends. More than 10% of all patients had head injuries, including concussion, skull fractures and internal bleeding. The most common injuries were arm fractures (27%), followed by minor abrasions (22%) and cuts requiring stitches (17%). The mean age was 11.1 years and 59% of patients were male. Hospital admissions increased from 4.2% in 2011 to 12.9% in 2020.
“Parents whose children ride e-scooters need to know how best to be safe. That’s why helmets are a must, as more than 10% of reported cases involved head injuries,” said Dr. Hayward. “Children should absolutely wear helmets when riding an e-scooter. Research has broadly shown that helmets save the lives of cyclists, and we should think the same way about e-scooters.”
The authors received no financial support for this research.
Coach training improves adherence to anterior cruciate ligament injury prevention programs: a cluster randomized controlled trial. Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine
Ling, Daphne I; Boyle, Caroline; Schneider, Brandon; Janosky, Joseph; Childservant, James; Marx, Robert G. Clin J Sport Med. July 2022 – Part 32 – Number 4 – p. 348-354. doi: 10.1097/JSM.0000000000000936
Free article freely available
Take home message
Coaches who received education about anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury prevention were more likely to include it in their warm-up. Personal training sessions increased the use of proper alignment cues and the incorporation of a complete prevention program.
Background
Neuromuscular training programs can reduce an athlete’s chance of an ACL injury and can be incorporated as a simple warm-up. However, few coaches use warm-up programs for injury prevention.
Study aim
Ling and colleagues completed a cluster randomized controlled trial to investigate whether live educational training for coaches with take-home documents led to better adherence to a neuromuscular training program for their teams than coaches who only received program information via email received.
Methods
The authors recruited coaches via email to athletic directors at high schools with which the authors’ institution had ties. The authors excluded schools that had previously implemented a neuromuscular training warm-up program. High schools interested in participating in the study were randomized to receive live education for coaches with reference documents or educational documents only. Coaches from schools randomized to the intervention attended a live education session and received a reference video and follow-up documents for a series of neuromuscular training warm-up routines (beginner to elite) containing 7-10 exercises. Coaches from schools in the control group only received the documents in an email. Trained data collectors observed all teams 2-3 times per week during both practices and games. They checked that the coaches performed the neuromuscular training exercises, provided instructions on the correct execution and gave the correct instructions for the technique.
Results
The authors randomized 8 high schools, including 21 teams. Over two seasons, the data collectors observed 399 practices or games and 2,579 practices. Coaches in the intervention group used ~7 exercises per session, while coaches in the control group used only ~6 exercises. More coaches in the intervention completed a full neuromuscular training warm-up program and provided prompts to correct incorrect techniques than coaches who only received the documents.
Viewpoints
As I suspect, the findings of this study support training coaches on proper techniques and drills in a live format. The authors used a combination of lectures and practical skills training during a 1-hour teaching session. Completing this educational session allowed coaches to ask questions, gain clarity and better understand the need to implement the program properly throughout the season. Having data collectors on site regularly throughout the seasons may have made coaches more compliant. However, coaches did not know when the data collectors would be present, making the data valid because coaches did not perform the prevention exercises in a performative manner only because they believed they were being watched. It would be interesting to see if this educational session could help coaches in more high schools and if other teachers could effectively deliver this educational session.
Clinical implications
Clinicians should organize educational workshops for coaches to help them implement proven ACL injury prevention programs as part of their warm-up routine. These workshops can be provided by the physician, another local health care professional, or a coach with experience using these programs.
Questions for discussion
Would the implementation of exercises be higher if coaches could choose from a group of useful exercises for their team, thereby increasing “buy-in”?
Would governing bodies that approve programs and recommend training of coaches in these programs specific to their sport increase adherence and appropriate implementation or discourage participation?
Written by Shelly Fetchen DiCesaro Reviewed by Jeffrey Driban
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Third Quarter 2023 US prodisk® Total Disc Replacement (TDR) sales reached nearly $14 million in sales – a new record – surpassing the second quarter of 2023, the company’s previous best quarter.
Third quarter 2023 worldwide proDisc TDR remained strong by product segment, with global lumbar TDR growing 43% – a new sales record – and global cervical TDR growing 75%.
Year-to-date worldwide proDisc TDR revenues of $49 million in the third quarter are up 55% year-over-year.
Strong global revenue growth and operating performance resulted in Centinel Spine’s second consecutive EBITDA positive quarter.
WEST CHESTER, Pa., Nov. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Centinel Spine®LLC, (“the Company”), the leading global medical device company addressing cervical and lumbar spine diseases with the world’s most clinically proven total disc replacement (TDR) technology platform (prodisk®), today announced record third quarter 2023 prodisk TDR financial results. Strong operating performance combined with global revenue growth of 61% year-on-year in Q3 2023 saw the company achieve its second consecutive EBITDA-positive quarter. Centinel Spine’s strong quarterly results were driven by record numbers of professionalsdisk surgeon users, as well as accelerated procedure volume and user acceptance of the company’s new professionaldrive C I’m alive and prodisk C SK cervical TDR system.
According to one of the early adopters of the new prodisk cervical system neurosurgeon John S. Shiau, MD, of Maplewood, NJ and Manhattan, NY: “I believe in the benefits of cervical disc replacement over fusion in my patients. The functional recovery and long-term results are fantastic. I am very pleased with the various disc replacements available from Centinel Spine. I can choose the implant that best achieves my surgical goals of functional stabilization. In addition, I can choose the implant that fits the anatomy, instead of matching the anatomy to the implant. This maximizes the chance of successful results in my patients. For these reasons, depending on the clinical setting, I continue to use both the original prodisk C implant and the professionaldrive C I’m alive implant. For example, if the superior end plate is flat, then the prodisk C fits the anatomy better; if the end plate is concave, I choose the domed prodrive C I’m alive. The proffesionaldrive C I’m alive implant is an improvement in terms of ease of insertion.”
Centinel Spine CEO Steve Murray said: “We are pleased with the progress Centinel Spine is making in the overall disc replacement market this year. The company is exclusively and completely focused on becoming the unrivaled leader in TDR and expanding the market as we grow. In both cervical and lumbar disc replacement, surgeons see the benefit of our Match-the-Disc family of anatomic discs. The clinical benefits of total disc replacement are clearly and impeccably reported in the many studies examining its safety and effectiveness – and patients are increasingly seeking treatment options that preserve motion and reduce the likelihood of future surgery. We will continue to do our utmost to improve patient care in everything we do.”
Highlights third quarter 2023
Q3 2023 worldwide prodisk Franchise sales exceeded $17 million, up 61% from last year, with prodisk cervical growth 75% and prodisk lumbar increase by 43% compared to 2022.
American profdisk turnover grew by 71% in the third quarter compared to last year. Quarterly revenue reached a record $14 million, thanks to the continued success of the new professionaldrive C I’m alive and prodisk C SK cervical TDR system and almost 40% year-over-year prodisk lumbar growth. American profdisk Cervical cancer revenue grew by more than 100% in the third quarter of 2023 compared to last year.
The American Profdisk Surgeon user base grew more than 50% year-over-year, including 70% growth in prodisk cervical users. New professionaldisk the number of users has more than tripled from the third quarter of 2022. Additionally, the total number of US healthcare facilities that prodisk TDR products exceeded 465, up 45% year-over-year, and the number of distributors selling pro productsdisk almost 30% growth compared to the third quarter of 2022.
International Q3 2023 prodisk TDR’s revenue grew 30% from Q3 2022, driven by 85% growth in prodisk lumbar sales.
Highlights on new cervical prodisc TDR system One year after US launch
Acceptance by the American market of the new professionaldrive C I’m alive and prodiskS.K system remains strong, with nearly 380 surgeons now using the system – a sequential user growth of nearly 30% in the second quarter of 2023. The company reached the milestone of 2,500 procedures with the new prodrive C I’m alive and prodiskcS.K system in September, just five months after hitting 1,000e The case was announced in April 2023. In the third quarter of 2023, almost 900 procedures were completed with the new system, a volume growth of 15% over the second quarter of 2023.
The average monthly user base of US surgeons for the new professionaldrive C I’m alive and prodiskc S.K the system continued to grow in the third quarter of 2023, with an increase of almost 10% compared to the previous quarter. The proffesionaldrive C I’m alive and prodisk CS.K The surgeon user base also remains committed to the new system, with the majority being competitive conversions and returning users.
2023 performance to date
Year-to-date September 2023 worldwide prodisk TDR revenue of $49 million represents a 55% year-over-year increase. Record sales across all geographic segments were also strong through the first nine months of 2023, with year-over-year gains in the US.disk turnover is growing by 61% and international turnover is growing by 36%. The growth in the number of new surgeons has been driven by the company’s medical education programs, which have trained more than 750 surgeons to date.
Year-to-date Q3 US prodisk TDR’s revenue approached $38 million, driven by a rapidly growing user base of surgeons and repeat use within its existing customer base. Until the third quarter, the American prodisk The user base of TDR surgeons has increased by more than 50% year over year.
The year-over-year growth of the US prodisk The cervical surgeon base was particularly strong, growing over 65% through the end of the third quarter of 2023. Finally, more than 85% of the pro grewdisk The TDR cervical surgeon user base has seen repeated use since the beginning of the year compared to the same period in 2022.
Year-to-date Q3 International prodisk TDR revenues are up 36% in 2022, driven by 55% prodisk lumbar growth and prodisk sales growth of cervical products by 30% by 2022.
Outlook for the full year 2023
Looking ahead to full year 2023, the company has increased its projection and anticipates its global benefitsdisk TDR business will exceed 50% year-on-year, significantly exceeding expected market growth of 11% (source: Artificial Drives Market Insights, Competitive Landscape and Market Forecast-2027, DelveInsight Business Research LLP, 2022). The full year growth will come from the prosdisk global lumbar activities and continued expansion of the recently launched prodrive C I’m alive and prodiskcS.K cervical system.
About Centinel Spine, LLC
Centinel spine®LLC is the leading global medical device company addressing cervical and lumbar spine diseases with the world’s most clinically proven total disc replacement (TDR) technology platform (prodisk®). The company’s prodisk technology is the most studied and clinically proven TDR system in the world, validated by more than 540 published articles and more than 250,000 implantations worldwide.
Centinel Spine continues to advance its pioneering culture and corporate mission to become a catalyst for change in the spine industry and change the way spine surgery is experienced. The proffesionaldisk platform remains the only technology with multiple motion preservation solutions for both cervical and lumbar anterior column reconstruction.
For more information, please visit the company’s website at www.CentinelSpine.com or contact:
Varun Gandhi Finance Director 900 Airport Road, Suite 3B West Chester, PA 19380 Phone: 484-887-8871 Email: v.gandhi@centinelspine.com
Young athletes who participate in multi-directional sports, rather than specializing in a uni-directional sport like running, can build stronger bones that may be at less risk of bone injuries as adults, according to a new study from researchers at Indiana University.
The study, published in the American College of Sports Medicine’s Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, examined Division I and II female cross-country runners, who often suffer from bone stress injuries such as stress fractures. The researchers found that athletes who ran at a younger age and participated in sports that require movement in many directions – such as basketball or football – had better bone structure and strength than those who only walked, swam or cycled.
As a result, the study’s findings support recommendations that athletes delay specialization in running and practice multi-directional sports when they are younger, to build a more robust skeleton – and possibly prevent bone stress injuries.
“Our data shows that playing multi-directional sports at a younger age rather than specializing in one sport, such as running, reduces a person’s risk of bone injuries by developing a larger, stronger skeleton,” said Stuart Warden, associate dean for research and Chancellor’s Professor at the IU School. of Health and Human Sciences at IUPUI. “There is a common misconception that children need to specialize in a single sport to succeed at the next level. However, recent data indicate that athletes who specialize at a young age are at greater risk of an overuse injury and are less likely to progress to another sport. higher levels of competition.”
Historically, Warden said, researchers have examined bone mass — how much bone a person has — to determine how healthy their skeleton will be throughout life. But in previous studies, Warden and his colleagues found that as a person ages, both mass and size are equally important.
In the current study, the researchers used high-resolution imaging to assess the tibia near the ankle and the bones in the feet, where bone strain injuries are common in runners. They found that the athletes who participated in both running and multi-directional sports at a younger age had 10 to 20 percent more bone strength than athletes who only ran.
“Our research shows that the runners who participated in multi-directional sports at a young age had stronger bones than collegiate athletes, putting them at lower risk for bone stress injuries, including stress fractures,” Warden said. “We want to ensure that people have better, stronger bones as they grow, become adolescents and go through life. If they specialize in one sport at too young an age, they are more likely to get injured and not make it to collegiate and professional level.”
Warden said anyone supervising a junior athlete or team — whether parents, coaches or trainers — should think twice about forcing them to specialize in one area too early. To allow for proper growth and development, he recommends that young athletes not specialize until their freshman year of high school. For athletes who already play multi-directional sports, he said it’s important that they take time off during the year for rest and recovery, which can improve both bone strength and performance.
Other authors of the study included Austin Sventeckis, Ph.D. student, and Robyn Fuchs, associate professor, from the IU School of Health and Human Sciences at IUPUI, and Rachel Surowiec from the School of Engineering and Technology at IUPUI.
Young athletes who participate in multi-directional sports, rather than specializing in a uni-directional sport like running, can build stronger bones that may be at less risk of bone injuries as adults, according to a new study from researchers at Indiana University.
The study, published in the American College of Sports Medicine’s Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, examined Division I and II female cross-country runners, who often suffer from bone stress injuries such as stress fractures. The researchers found that athletes who ran at a younger age and participated in sports that require movement in many directions – such as basketball or football – had better bone structure and strength than those who only walked, swam or cycled.
As a result, the study’s findings support recommendations that athletes delay specialization in running and practice multi-directional sports when they are younger, to build a more robust skeleton – and possibly prevent bone stress injuries.
“Our data shows that playing multi-directional sports at a younger age rather than specializing in one sport, such as running, reduces a person’s risk of bone injuries by developing a larger, stronger skeleton,” said Stuart Warden, associate dean for research and Chancellor’s Professor at the IU School. of Health and Human Sciences at IUPUI. “There is a common misconception that children need to specialize in a single sport to succeed at the next level. However, recent data indicate that athletes who specialize at a young age are at greater risk of an overuse injury and are less likely to progress to another sport. higher levels of competition.”
Historically, Warden said, researchers have examined bone mass — how much bone a person has — to determine how healthy their skeleton will be throughout life. But in previous studies, Warden and his colleagues found that as a person ages, both mass and size are equally important.
In the current study, the researchers used high-resolution imaging to assess the tibia near the ankle and the bones in the feet, where bone strain injuries are common in runners. They found that the athletes who participated in both running and multi-directional sports at a younger age had 10 to 20 percent more bone strength than athletes who only ran.
“Our research shows that the runners who participated in multi-directional sports at a younger age had stronger bones than collegiate athletes, putting them at lower risk for bone stress injuries, including stress fractures,” Warden said. “We want to ensure that people have better, stronger bones as they grow, become adolescents and go through life. If they specialize in one sport at too young an age, they are more likely to get injured and not make it to collegiate and professional level.”
Warden said anyone supervising a junior athlete or team — whether parents, coaches or trainers — should think twice about forcing them to specialize in one area too early. To allow for proper growth and development, he recommends that young athletes not specialize until their freshman year of high school. For athletes who already play multi-directional sports, he said it’s important that they take time off during the year for rest and recovery, which can improve both bone strength and performance.
Other authors of the study included Austin Sventeckis, Ph.D. student, and Robyn Fuchs, associate professor, from the IU School of Health and Human Sciences at IUPUI, and Rachel Surowiec from the School of Engineering and Technology at IUPUI.
CHICAGO , Nov. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — A record 15 Midwest Orthopedics physicians at RUSH (MOR) were named to Chicago Magazine’s “Top Docs” list. The “Top Docs” list, compiled by Castle Connelly, a physician-led healthcare research and information company, features Chicago-area physicians selected by their peers.
The MOR physicians on this list are Drs. Charles Bush Joseph, Brian Forsythe, Grant Garrigues, Eduard Goudberg, Joshua Jacobs, Dennis Name, Shane Nho, Frank Phillips, Nikhil VermaAnd Adam Cut (orthopedic surgery category); Drs. Mark Cohen, John Fernandez, And Robert Wysocki (hand surgery category); Dr. Joshua Blomgren (sports medicine category); And Dr. Leda Ghannad (physical medicine and rehabilitation category).
This is the highest number of MOR physicians named to this honor since the popular list began published in Chicago Magazine.
About Midwest Orthopedics at RUSH
MOR is an international leader in musculoskeletal health and is ranked among the top ten in the country American news and world report. MOR consists of renowned orthopedic and spine surgeons who pioneer the latest developments in surgical techniques and non-surgical care. MOR physicians are the designated team care providers for several organizations, including the Chicago Bulls, Chicago White Sox, Chicago Red Stars and Joffrey Ballet. MOR has seven full-service locations in Chicago, Joliet, Naperville, Oak Brook, Oak Park, Westchester and Munster, IN. The group also operates nine standalone physical therapy clinics in Bensenville, Chicago’s South Loop, Geneva, Lincoln Park, Lockport, Orland Park, River Grove, Park Ridge and Munster, IN. Visit www.rushortho.com for more information.
Running shoes to prevent running injuries to the lower extremities in adults
Relph N, Greaves H, Armstrong R, Prior TD, Spencer S, Griffiths IB, Dey P, Langley B. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. August 2022. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013368.pub2. https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD013368.pub2/full
Take home message
Prescribing running shoes based on foot type and general footwear type (e.g., motion control, neutral, stability, minimalist) does not reduce the number of lower extremity running injuries.
Background
Most running injuries occur in the lower extremities and 20-80% of runners sustain an injury. To reduce the risk of injury, runners are often prescribed specific shoes based on their foot type, based on the idea that the shoe can optimize foot position while running. However, it remains unclear whether running shoes prevent injuries.
Study aim
The authors conducted a systematic review to assess whether running shoes prevent lower extremity injuries in different adult runners.
Methods
Authors identified randomized (or quasi-randomized) controlled trials among runners (entry to elite level) or military personnel that compared running shoes or studied prescription running shoes based on foot type versus non-prescription shoes. The main outcomes were the number of runners who sustained a lower extremity running injury and the number of lower extremity running injuries. Secondary outcomes included satisfaction with the footwear, side effects (such as blisters) and anyone requiring hospitalization or surgery. The authors found twelve studies that met the inclusion criteria, leading to a total analysis of 11,240 runners.
Results
The types of shoes used were 1) neutral/cushioned (intended to reduce footfall stress), 2) motion control (intended to reduce foot movement during stance), 3) stability (provides motion control and cushioning), and 4) minimalist (intended to simulate barefoot running with small aids). The authors found no clear differences in injuries between 1) neutral/cushioned and minimalist shoes (5 studies, 766 participants), 2) motion control and neutral/cushioned shoes (2 studies, 421 participants), and 3) soft and hard shoes (2). studies, 1,095 participants). However, the authors found evidence that runners with a body weight of more than 71.4 kg had a greater risk of injury when wearing minimalist shoes instead of neutral/cushioned shoes. Runners wearing prescription (based on foot structure) or non-prescription shoes had similar injury rates, with moderate certainty (3 studies, 7,203 participants). Runners had similar shoe satisfaction between neutral and minimalist shoes.
Viewpoints
Overall, running shoes may not change runners’ risk for lower extremity running injuries. However, pronators reported pain when wearing motion control shoes compared to neutral or stability shoes, and runners with neutral feet reported more pain in motion control shoes than in neutral shoes. These findings were based on a low level of evidence and may be due to the fact that each study used different definitions of shoe types. However, we must interpret all results with caution due to the small sample size. Furthermore, the participants were recreational runners and military personnel. Running shoe researchers should have standard definitions for types of shoes, and large-scale studies are needed to understand whether prescribing running shoes based on foot structure and type can reduce running injuries to the lower extremities.
Clinical implicationS
Despite common advertising and beliefs, doctors should explain to runners that specific running shoes cannot reduce injuries. It may be more helpful to advocate that runners purchase comfortable running shoes.
Questions for discussion
What kind of advice have you given athletes looking for running shoes? Have you familiarized yourself with shoe types in order to provide advice?
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VEOS system well received at the NASS 2023 conference in the United States
Sales growth in France
Ecully, November 2, 2023 – Spineway Group, specialist in innovative implants for the treatment of serious spinal pathologies, is pleased to announce that its VEOS posterior spinal fixation system received an excellent response from the spinal implant industry at the North American Spine Society (NASS) Congress in Los Angeles last year. October1.
During the event, the Group received numerous expressions of interest for its VEOS restraint system, which has received 510(k) clearance from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and established contacts with potential US partners for its distribution in the USA This innovative platform offers spine surgeons a unique modularity, as the rational organization of the implant and instrument kits allows them to perform many different types of procedures with a single system, both in open and minimally invasive surgery (MIS).
As a reminder, the VEOS range is one of a number of Distimp2 products that now represent a significant part of the Group’s turnover in France. In the first nine months of 2023, Distimp’s sales in France increased by 45% compared to 2022, mainly driven by the success of the VEOS range at a large number of French healthcare institutions, including several university hospitals.
This trend should continue if sales of the VEOS range start in Spain before the end of 2023.
Thanks to these first positive developments, Spineway will continue its development plans, which is a confirmation its goal to become an innovative player in France and internationally, leader in less invasive spine treatments.
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Muscle strength and its improvement are important for everyone for their daily activities. Conventionally, muscle function can be assessed through physical performance tests and/or muscle strength measurements. However, these methods are not applicable to people who cannot undergo forceful muscle contractions, such as infants, the elderly, and patients with injuries or cognitive impairment (such as dementia).
A simple and popular alternative is the use of bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA), which can quickly and non-invasively measure tissue resistance (which depends on the amount of water and electrolytes present in the tissue) and reactance (which depends on the integrity of the cell) can be measured. membrane). Phase angle (PhA), a measurement derived via BIA, is calculated using the resistance and reactance of the tissue. It is directly proportional to muscle cell mass and function. Many studies have linked PhA across the body to maximal muscle strength, but none associate PhA with knee extension strength or explosive muscle strength (the force required to make fast, powerful movements such as sprinting or standing up from a chair) in adults. Taking into account the importance of knee muscle strength – especially in the elderly, who need it for their independence, and athletes, who need strong knees for better performance – such a study was necessary.
In this spirit, a group of scientists, including Professor Ryota Akagi, from the College of Systems Engineering and Science, Shibaura Institute of Technology (SIT); Assistant Professor Kosuke Hirata from the Faculty of Sports Sciences, Waseda University; and researchers Yosuke Yamada and Tsukasa Yoshida from the Healthy Longevity Research Section, National Institute of Health and Nutrition, National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition examined the association of PhA with the neuromuscular properties of knee extensor muscles in both young and older people. adults. Their findings were published in Part 13 of Frontiers in physiology on August 11, 2022. Dr. Akagi and Dr. Hirata, the corresponding authors of the paper, tell us: “We wanted to assess the association of PhA in the thigh with maximal muscle strength, explosive muscle strength, contractile properties and neuromuscular activity. and find out which of the two – whole body PhA or the thigh – was a better predictor of knee extensor strength.
The team measured the PhA of the whole body and thighs of 55 participants (23 young men and 32 older men) at 50 kHz. Participants were asked to perform a 4-second maximal voluntary isometric contraction (MVIC) to measure peak torque (PT).MVIC) and a 1 second MVIC to measure the rate of torque development (RTD) over a time difference of 0-200 milliseconds. The average mean value of these three measurements (i.e. PTMVIC and RTD) was used for further analysis. Contractile properties were also analyzed because they are significant markers of the mechanisms underlying force generation in the muscles. Finally, muscle activity was assessed by electromyography (EMG-RMS).
The study findings showed that both whole-body and thigh PhAs are associated with knee extensor muscle strength (with thigh PhA being the preferred predictor of knee extensor strength). However, this association was thought to be due to the contractile properties of the muscles and not to neural aspects. Thus, both measures could not predict neuromuscular activity or explosive muscle strength (which largely depends on neuromuscular control) of knee extensors.
This study is promising for current and future implications. Speaking of the present, being able to assess knee muscle strength is very important, especially for the elderly (where strong knee muscles mean greater independence in movement) and athletes (who need to maintain knee muscle strength to perform better ). . The above findings demonstrate a new way to assess muscle strength not only for healthy adults, but also for people suffering from orthopedic or cognitive disorders. And speaking about the future, Dr. Akagi shows us the implications of their work: “People can assess their muscle condition in just a few seconds using BIA. In the future, we may be able to build a system that uses a person’s BIA to provide them with advice to promote their health.”
