Arthroscopy News

SAN DIEGO — In this video from the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting, Joseph A. Abboud, MD, FAAOS, speaks about massive rotator cuff repairs treated with a subacromial balloon spacer vs. partial repair.

Patients with degenerative and posttraumatic elbow contracture may experience effective treatment with arthroscopic elbow contracture release for both flexion/extension and pronosupination contracture, according to published results.

SAN DIEGO — Arthroscopic distal clavicle excision for treatment of acromioclavicular joint pathology may decrease the rate of complications compared with open distal clavicle excision, according to results presented here.

SAN DIEGO — Pediatric patients used significantly fewer narcotic doses after common orthopedic surgeries than the quantities prescribed, according to results presented at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting.

SAN DIEGO — Patients who received perioperative acetaminophen had significantly decreased opioid consumption following rotator cuff repair, according to results presented at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting.

At the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Association of North America Combined Meeting, Elizabeth A. Arendt, MD, and Seth L. Sherman, MD, led a session about topics on patellofemoral pain and instability.

According to published results, arthroscopic posterior medial meniscus root tear repair offers functional and clinical benefits and may also slow – but not prevent – the progression of knee osteoarthritis.

According to published results, patients who undergo total hip arthroplasty following hip arthroscopy are at increased risk for complications and revision surgery compared with patients who did not have prior hip arthroscopy.

Published results showed providing patients with a personalized video of their arthroscopic shoulder surgery may not improve patient satisfaction with the surgery.

At 20 years, patients who underwent arthroscopic meniscectomy for degenerative meniscus tears were converted to total knee replacement at a 15.7% rate, according to published results.