PediatricsNews

Rethinking Pediatric Elbow Casts: What Research Shows About Keeping the Hand Free

When a child breaks an elbow, it brings difficult challenges to everyday activities.  A recent study from OrthoCarolina researchers asked:  Does a child’s cast really need to cover the wrist and […]

Sports MedicineNews

Flipping for Innovation: What research tells us about gymnasts and elbow injuries

You might associate elbow injuries in athletes to baseball pitchers and other throwing athletes. Gymnasts also experience injuries to the ulnar collateral ligament, or UCL. Dr. Patrick Connor and OCRI […]

EducationNews

Infectious Momentum: Practice-changing research gives more treatment options for joint infection patients

CHARLOTTE, NC (OCRI) – New research out of OrthoCarolina Research Institute (OCRI) gives more treatment options to patients by changing how doctors approach periprosthetic joint infection (PJI), a rare, yet […]

Foot & AnkleNews

Know before you go: What research shows about Pickleball and Achilles injuries

As Pickleball gained popularity, doctors at OrthoCarolina noticed more pickleball-related injuries in their practices, especially Achilles tendon injuries.  Because all of OCRI’s research is inspired by patients like you, a recent study looked at Achilles tendon ruptures […]