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8 important items from ISAKOS
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Orthopedics Today features eight stories of importance to emerge from the ISAKOS Biennial Congress.
Study illustrates role of hip arthroscopy after hip resurfacing arthroplasty
LYON, France — Results from a study of 68 patients with pain after hip resurfacing who underwent subsequent hip arthroscopy showed 7% of patients with an arthroscopy-confirmed diagnosis were later revised to total hip replacement, compared with almost 40% of patients who had no definitive diagnosis before hip arthroscopy. Read more.
Study links smoking with worse subjective treatment outcomes for rotator cuff tears
LYON, France — Results from a prospective study of patients with symptomatic, full-thickness rotator cuff tears highlighted smoking as an independent predictor of poorer patient-reported outcomes. Read more.
Clinical and radiographic assessments improved with MPFL reconstruction
LYON, France — In patients with recurrent patellar dislocation, medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction improved objective clinical and radiographic assessments, according to data presented here. Read more.
MRI alone unreliable for diagnosis of anterolateral ligament injuries
LYON, France — Results of a prospective case-control study presented here indicated MRI scans alone should not be used to preoperatively diagnose anterolateral ligament injuries. Read more.
DVT uncommon following elective hip arthroscopy
LYON, France — During a prospective study of 115 adult patients who underwent elective hip arthroscopy followed by bilateral duplex color sonography 2 weeks postoperatively, results showed five patients developed deep vein thrombosis. Read more.
Abdominal hernias likely often occur with symptomatic FAI
LYON, France — Results from a retrospective study of patients with symptomatic femoroacetabular impingement indicated 36% of patients had sonographic evidence of inguinal or femoral herniation. Read more.
More revision seen with hamstring tendon autograft fixation combinations using biodegradable screws
LYON, France — Using data from the Norwegian Knee Ligament Registry to compare 2-year revision rates of the most common femoral/tibial fixation combinations for hamstring tendon autograft used during primary ACL reconstruction, researchers found significantly higher odds for revision when biodegradable screws were used compared with the various fixation combinations for patella tendon autograft. Read more.
Time-only guidelines for return to sport inappropriate in adolescents after ACL reconstruction
LYON, France — Findings of a study presented at the International Society for Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Biennial Congress cautioned that guidelines for return to sport based on time only are inappropriate for adolescent patients who undergo primary ACL reconstruction. Read more.