Arthroscopy Association of North America Annual Meeting

BOSTON — At the Arthroscopy Association of North America Annual Meeting, Sanjeev Bhatia, MD, discussed a study which evaluated the importance of postoperative alpha angle assessments following hip arthroscopy for femoroacetabular impingement. The results showed whether the postoperative angle was above or below 55°, it was not associated with outcomes 5 years after surgery.

BOSTON — At the Arthroscopy Association of North America Annual Meeting, Bradley Jaquith, MD, spoke about predictors for patellar instability after first time dislocation in children and adolescent patients. He said independent predictors included skeletal immaturity, history of contralateral patellar subluxation or dislocation, trochlear dysplasia and excessive patella alta with a Caton-Deschamps index greater than 1.45.

BOSTON — At the Arthroscopy Association of North America Annual Meeting, Teppo L.N. Järvinen, MD, PhD, discussed a study which compared arthroscopic partial meniscectomy with Sham surgery for patients with knee pain due to degenerative meniscus tears. He said arthroscopic partial meniscectomy does not relieve mechanical symptoms in patients any better than Sham surgery.  

BOSTON — At the Arthroscopy Association of North America Annual Meeting, Ronald A.  Navarro, MD, discussed a study which evaluated whether knee arthroscopy for treatment of meniscal damage bought patients more time to knee replacement compared with physical therapy (PT). He said patients who underwent knee arthroscopy went onto total knee replacements faster than patients with PT.

BOSTON — Results presented at the Arthroscopy Association of North America Annual Meeting showed the values of meniscectomy and ACL reconstruction were perceived as substantially higher by patients than the current Medicare reimbursement.

BOSTON — Results presented at the Arthroscopy Association of North America Annual Meeting showed at long-term follow-up, lesion size at index microfracture had no effect on function, activity level or patient satisfaction.

BOSTON — Following osteochondral allograft transplantation, there was a high survival rate at an average of 5 years and arthroscopic debridement was the most common reoperation, according to results presented here.

BOSTON — Adolescent pitchers who participated in an athletic trainer-supervised preseason program experienced clinically meaningful improvements in posterior shoulder flexibility and maintenance of their external rotation/internal rotation ratio, according to results presented here.

BOSTON — Patients who underwent primary hip arthroscopy experienced greater improvement in patient-reported outcome scores at 2-year follow-up compared with patients who underwent revision arthroscopy, according to results presented at the Arthroscopy Association of North America Annual Meeting.

BOSTON — Use of a hyperosmolar irrigation solution during arthroscopic rotator cuff repair safely and effectively decreased periarticular fluid retention and minimized immediate postoperative pain, according to results presented here.