Quad tendon: 2x the cross-sectional area of patellar tendon, 38% greater load to failure, 68% greater stiffness, and less harvest-site pain (Shani et al., 2016). Re-rupture rate: QT 2.5% vs. hamstring 8.7%, p=0.01 (Hurley et al., 2022). A meta-analysis of 2,962 patients across 32 RCTs found QT superior to both BTB and hamstring on key outcome measures (Yang et al., 2020). BTB is still a great graft, but the data on QT keeps getting stronger.
🚨 "ACL - wow, this is bad" 👎
Patients’ perspectives on their anterior cruciate ligament injury and its care 🤔
NEW systematic review and qualitative evidence synthesis 📄
READ ➡️ https://t.co/FE5orH0EAk
I use BFR daily with my patients but this study (that will be in my CSM ACL talk) shook me a bit. No diff in any measurements compared to a control strength group after ACL surgery...like no differences.
https://t.co/6RHyYqCAdO
❄️ Cryotherapy in the postoperative care of musculoskeletal disorders 💪
NEW #BJSMBlog explores a recent study on this topic ✅
Link ➡️ https://t.co/QIuOSfJCfl
📣 The 3rd most read blog of 2025
✨ Quadriceps Activation After ACL Reconstruction: The Early Bird Gets the Worm! 🦅 🐛
Read ➡️ https://t.co/8bGw1ANNs2
#BJSMWrapped 🎉
⚠️ Adolescence is a critical time for patellar tendon development
It is time to rethink our current approach to patellar tendinopathy 🤔 ✅
NEW #BJSMEditorial 📄
Link ➡️ https://t.co/Fuh2m9SwEj
Cool new study here with lots of rehab and performance training applications. Unilateral isometric training improved BIL metrics up to 48 hours post. It is consistent w/ NM priming literature and shows the benefits AGAIN of cross-education.
The musculoskeletal therapies documentation quality standards audit tool is now available to download. An audit tool encompassing all of the standards that need to be included in msk practice. Suitable for all levels of msk roles including students, FCP and AP.
⚠️ Can the menstrual cycle impact sports performance? 🤷♀️
NEW #BJSMBlog summarises the current evidence and highlights trends across the different phases 📈
➡️ https://t.co/9v57hHGWw7
An ITB moving over the lateral femoral condyle in a modified Obers (much earlier than the commonly held 30deg) 👇
Will there be compression? Yes.
Will there be friction? Yes
Does it matter (for management) if it’s one and not the other? Probably not.