Arthroscopy Association of North America Annual Meeting
Speaker: Surgeons should understand goals, audience before using social media
NEW ORLEANS — Orthopedic surgeons should understand their goals and audience and be consistent in their branding when using social media, according to a presenter here.
Hip arthroscopy for femoroacetabular impingement may improve outcomes in adolescents
NEW ORLEANS — Adolescents who underwent primary hip arthroscopy for femoroacetabular impingement had significant improvements in patient-reported outcomes and high patient satisfaction, according to results presented here.
Needle ankle arthroscopy may decrease OR time without increasing costs
NEW ORLEANS — Use of a needle arthroscope in anterior ankle arthroscopy may decrease turnover time and case duration without increasing costs compared with a reusable arthroscope.
VIDEO: Not all patients with patellar dislocation need more than MPFL reconstruction
NEW ORLEANS — In this video, Beth E. Shubin Stein, MD, discusses when surgeons should perform more than a medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction in patients with patellar dislocation.
Combined intraosseous bioplasty, meniscectomy may improve outcomes in patients with OA
NEW ORLEANS — Results showed intraosseous bioplasty combined with arthroscopic meniscectomy may improve pain and outcome scores, as well as yield a low conversion rate to arthroplasty, in patients with mild to severe osteoarthritis.
High bone marrow edema volume may predict osteochondral allograft failure
NEW ORLEANS — Bone marrow edema volume of greater than 10 cm3 may be predictive of osteochondral allograft failure, according to results presented at the Arthroscopy Association of North America Annual Meeting.
Speaker discusses keys to collecting patient-reported outcome measures
NEW ORLEANS — When implementing the collection of patient-reported outcomes, Elizabeth G. Matzkin, MD, said it is important for physicians, their team and patients to commit to data collection.
Speaker: Efficiency, control are key for performing outpatient shoulder arthroplasty
NEW ORLEANS — Efficiency, control, patient communication and the ability to leverage technology are integral to outpatient shoulder arthroplasty, according to a presenter at the Arthroscopy Association of North America Annual Meeting.
Allograft ACL reconstruction had higher revision rate in patients younger than 34 years
NEW ORLEANS — While ACL reconstruction with an allograft was associated with a high risk of revision in younger patients, it may be an acceptable choice for older patients who are not athletes, according to a presenter here.
Accelerated, conservative rehabilitation after hip arthroscopy may yield similar outcomes
NEW ORLEANS — Results presented here showed a conservative rehabilitation protocol after hip arthroscopy had statistical but not clinical differences in outcome scores compared with an accelerated rehabilitation protocol.