Sports Medicine News

DENVER — Presented results showed supratubercle anterior closing wedge proximal tibial osteotomy did not decrease patellar height at 3 months and 6 months postoperatively for patients with failed revision ACL reconstruction.

The American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine announced Christopher C. Kaeding, MD, as president at the AOSSM Annual Meeting, according to a press release.

DENVER — Younger patients who undergo revision ACL reconstruction may be at risk for limited range of motion, graft failure, poor function and pain at minimum 10-year follow-up, according to presented results.

At the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine Annual Meeting, presidents from physician societies of major sports leagues collaborated to share best practices for research and care in orthopedic sports medicine.

Arthroscopic primary ACL repair has seen a resurgence of interest around the world.

DENVER — Results presented here showed patients older than 30 years who underwent isolated ACL reconstruction had a threefold higher risk for graft failure compared with those who had reconstruction plus a lateral extra-articular procedure.

DENVER — Results presented here showed labral and capsular repair during primary hip arthroscopy may reduce reoperations and conversions to total hip arthroplasty at long-term follow-up.

DENVER — In this video from the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, Billy McMullen, retired NFL wide receiver and founder of SparkTalk, discusses how storytelling can help build relationships between athletes and physicians.

DENVER — Results presented here showed cam over-resection has become more than twice as common as cam under-resection among patients presenting for failed hip arthroscopy.

DENVER —Lower socioeconomic status may be associated with a higher likelihood of additional dislocation events and recurrent instability prior to shoulder stabilization surgery, according to results presented here.