Arthroscopy News

CHICAGO — Use of rivaroxaban may reduce the risk of thromboembolic events after osteotomy, according to results presented at the Arthroscopy Association of North American Annual Meeting.

Patients with hip dysplasia who underwent arthroscopic labral repair experienced outcomes and failure rates similar to patients without hip dysplasia, according to results published in The American Journal of Sports Medicine.

The International Cartilage Repair Society global, web-based patient registry provides an international data pool for knee articular cartilage injury, history and treatment. One year after its launch, the registry continues to grow and evolve, with new additions to the registry now being discussed.

The appropriate indications for arthroscopic ankle fusion remain a topic of active debate. Several studies have demonstrated rates of nonunion and other complications with the arthroscopic technique that are low and comparable to traditional open approaches for ankle fusion. Despite this, open approaches continue to be widely used. This Orthopedics Today Round Table provides diverse opinions regarding the potential advantages and limits of arthroscopic fusion with regard to the amount of correction possible for patients with associated deformities.

Endoscopic hip abductor tendon repair, once a rare procedure, has become more common because the surgical techniques and instrumentation have improved. As our understanding of the arthroscopic anatomy and pathology of the hip has advanced, so has the ability to effectively treat these lesions of the gluteus medius and minimus. Despite these advancements, hip abductor tendon repair failure rates have been reported to be as great as 35%.

SAN DIEGO — Young athletes who underwent arthroscopic anterior shoulder stabilization surgery for shoulder instability had a low reoperation rate and a high rate of return to sport, according to results presented at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine Annual Meeting.

Lipogems announced it received FDA clearance for its Micro-fragmented Adipose Tissue Transplant system which uses the body’s own fat tissue.

This video from Jovan R. Laskovski, MD, and Ryan J. Urchek, MD, shows endoscopic gluteus medius tendon repair being performed with allograft patch augmentation. The allograft patch is fixed with six points of fixation, which creates compression across the entire graft. The technique provides both initial stability and a long-term biologic effect for tendon healing.

Regardless of anchor site, results published in Orthopedics showed a low rate of anchor hole widening and excellent ossification among patients who underwent arthroscopic Bankart repair with cylindrical biocomposite anchors made of 70% poly-L-lactide-co-glycolide acid and 30% beta-tricalcium phosphate.

Hip arthroscopy for treatment of femoroacetabular impingement may provide economic benefits through indirect cost savings that exceed the direct costs of treatment compared with nonoperative management, according to results published in The American Journal of Sports Medicine.