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Orthopedics Today features eight stories of importance to emerge from the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine Annual Meeting
Rotator cuff repairs effective for recreational athletes 70 years of age and older
ORLANDO, Fla. — Rotator cuff repair was found to be highly effective in elderly athletes ages 70 years and older, improving function, reducing pain and helping patients return to sports, according to study findings presented here. Read more.
Higher odds of return to play without recurrent instability seen with arthroscopic repair
ORLANDO, Fla. — Intercollegiate contact-sports athletes who experienced in-season shoulder instability and underwent arthroscopic stabilization had significantly higher odds of returning to sport the following season without a recurrent instability event compared with athletes who received nonoperative treatment, according findings of an award-winning study presented here. Read more.
Promising results found with arthroscopic surgery for multidirectional shoulder instability
ORLANDO, Fla. — Results of early outcomes presented here support the use of arthroscopic treatment for patients with multidirectional glenohumeral instability. Read more.
Surgery better for patients with hamstring injuries vs non-surgical treatment
ORLANDO, Fla. — Patients treated surgically for acute proximal hamstring ruptures had better lower extremity function outcomes, as well as a higher chance of returning to pre-injury activities, compared with patients who were treated non-surgically, according to the findings from a study presented here. Read more.
Increases in Tommy John surgeries likely after elbow injury in young athletes
ORLANDO, Fla. — Researchers observed an increase in the incidence of ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction in young athletes between the ages of 15 and 19 years old, according to study results. Read more.
Study highlights influence of information on surgeon practices to decrease ACL re-tears
ORLANDO, Fla. — Research presented here indicated surgeons changed their practice patterns based on information about risk factors for re-tear after ACL reconstruction, which lead to a significant decrease in patients’ odds for re-tear. Read more.
Low retear rate found with absorbable biologic scaffold-reinforced rotator cuff repair
ORLANDO, Fla. — Among patients who underwent arthroscopic rotator cuff repair reinforced with an absorbable biologic scaffold for treatment of full-thickness tears, researchers observed a low retear rate, along with improved function and clinical outcome scores. Read more.
Hyperextension may not impact retear rate after ACL reconstruction
ORLANDO, Fla. — There was no significant differences in stability and 5-year graft re-tear or failure rates between patients with equal to or greater than 6° of hyperextension who underwent ACL reconstruction using patellar tendon autograft and patients with equal to or less than 3° of hyperextension, according to data presented at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine Annual Meeting, here. Read more.