Arthroscopy News

The Arthroscopy Association of North America and VirtaMed announced the release of enhanced simulation training modules for arthroscopic knee surgeries, according to a company press release.

Repeated leukocyte-poor platelet-rich plasma injections during and after double-row suture-bridge arthroscopic rotator cuff repair may reduce the retear rate and improve Goutallier grade and clinical outcomes, according to study results.

Published results showed intraoperative injection of autologous microfragmented adipose tissue may safely and effectively improve short-term clinical and functional outcomes after single-row arthroscopic rotator cuff repair.

Results showed a subacromial balloon spacer provided early functional recovery and pain relief with shorter operative times compared with arthroscopic partial repair in patients with irreparable, posterosuperior massive rotator cuff tears.

Published results showed in-office needle arthroscopy for treatment of anterior ankle impingement may reduce pain and yield low complication rates and excellent patient-reported outcomes.

CHICAGO — Patient-reported outcomes were favorable at 2 years for ACL reconstruction done with a modified Lemaire lateral extra-articular tenodesis in children and teenagers with risk factors for failed ACL reconstruction.

Demonstrated in this video is the outside-in double lasso technique for meniscal repair.

A 7-year-old girl with asymmetric dystonic diplegic cerebral palsy, hydrocephalus with ventriculoperitoneal shunt and Williams syndrome had progressive left patellar instability. She had a gross motor function classification system level 1.

The Arthroscopy Association of North America and the Ruth Jackson Orthopaedic Society held a joint event to address important and timely topics related to the long-standing gender disparity in orthopedics, according to a press release.

CHICAGO — Patients with stiff shoulders after rotator cuff repair were more likely to be satisfied with their repair and less likely to require revision surgery than patients without stiff shoulders, according to results presented here.