Arthroscopy

LAS VEGAS — In this video from the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting, John G. Kennedy, MD, and Arianna Gianakos, DO, spoke about in-office needle arthroscopy for patients with anterior ankle impingement.

Published results showed 44% of patients on workers’ compensation who underwent revision rotator cuff repair struggled to return to work in full capacity.

Minimally invasive procedures have flourished within orthopedic surgery during the past few decades as surgeons have continually sought out faster recovery times and improved clinical outcomes.

Biopsy details, including the operator’s training and any intra-articular steroids used prior to the procedure, should be reported in every study involving synovial tissue, according to new EULAR points to consider.

SAN DIEGO — Pediatric patients used significantly fewer narcotic doses after common orthopedic surgeries than the quantities prescribed, according to results presented at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting.

Interleukin-1 inhibition with canakinumab may substantially reduce rates of total hip and knee replacement, as well as osteoarthritis symptoms, according to data published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

Use of silicate-substituted calcium phosphate bone substitute had equivalent knee laxity and clinical function outcomes compared with autologous bone graft 3 years after two-stage ACL reconstruction, according to published results.

Published results showed MRI may be an accurate tool in measuring hip labral width in patients with femoroacetabular impingement, with strong agreement between radiologic and arthroscopic measurements, as well as no significant differences between MRI modalities.

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons announced Braden C. Fleming, PhD, received the Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation Clinical Research Award for more than 15 years of clinical research conducted with his colleagues into certain mechanical, psychological and biological factors that may lead to the onset and progression of post-traumatic osteoarthritis following ACL reconstruction.

Published results showed arthroscopic medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction with autograft gracilis tendon may be reliable and safe among patients with recurrent patellar dislocation.