Arthroscopy News

DENVER — Patients who underwent medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction with either allograft or autograft had low risks of repeat dislocation and had similar rates of recurrent subjective instability, according to results presented here.

DENVER — Results presented at the Arthroscopy Association of North America Annual Meeting showed patients with proximal tears and excellent tissue quality who underwent arthroscopic primary repair of the ACL did not experience deterioration at midterm follow-up.

Investigators found medial open-wedge high tibial osteotomy may adversely impact the patellofemoral joint.

Attendees can expect changes to the scientific sessions and instructional courses at the Arthroscopy Association of North America Annual Meeting, being held May 18-20 in Denver.

According to recently published results, 27.4% of consecutive patients who underwent knee arthroscopy presented with biconcave medial tibial plateaus and investigators found complex medial meniscus tears often correlated with a biconcave medial tibial plateau.

Investigators of this study found fibrous synovium compared with adipose synovium release a greater number of mesenchymal stem cells in a suspended synovium culture model.

Investigators of this retrospective review of patients who underwent arthroscopic hip surgery for femoroacetabular impingement found a significantly higher rate of subspine impingement among high-level soccer players than athletes who played non-kicking sports, such as basketball, track and hockey.

The underlying impingement in combined-type femoroacetabular impingement can be effectively addressed with isolated, arthroscopic acetabular osteoplasty and labral repair, which may also avoid the complications of femoral-side decompression.

EFORT Open Reviews is the new open access journal from EFORT and The British Editorial Society of Bone & Joint Surgery. All articles are free to read online with no subscription required.

Young adult patients with femoroacetabular impingement and capsular plication had a high rate of return to running after arthroscopic treatment, according to results.