Patient Reported Outcome Measures

Amniotic suspension allograft may be an effective nonoperative treatment of symptomatic knee osteoarthritis, according to recently published results.

According to recently published results, spinal chondrosarcoma impacts quality of life and function. In addition, researchers found that after resection, there was a high risk of complications and reoperations.

BOSTON — The patient-reported outcomes measurement information system may be a valid and efficient patient-reported outcome in patients undergoing hip arthroscopy for femoroacetabular impingement, according to results presented at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine Annual Meeting.

NEW YORK—At the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Annual Meeting, Lawrence Gulotta, MD, from Hospital for Special Surgery, discussed a study that compared clinical outcomes after reverse total shoulder arthroplasty using augmented glenoid baseplates vs. use with standard glenoid baseplates. He said there were similar patient-reported outcomes, functional outcome scores, X-rays and complications seen between augmented baseplates and standard baseplates.

NEW YORK — Patients who had proximal humerus fractures treated with acute reverse shoulder arthroplasty had midterm outcomes similar to patients who had delayed treatment, according to results presented at the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Annual Meeting.

Patellofemoral instability is a challenging condition, with an incidence of up to 77/100,000 person/years in a high-risk population. Research on the rates of recurrence, sequelae and results of treatments for patellofemoral instability requires outcome measures that have been psychometrically validated in the patient population.

BOSTON — Results presented at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine Annual Meeting showed preoperative mental health status was more predictive of 1-year patient-reported outcomes of hip pain and function compared with intraoperative findings during hip arthroscopy for femoroacetabular impingement.

DENVER — Patients with proximal tibia fractures treated with nails compared with locked plates were not different with regard to radiographic, functional and patient-based outcomes, according to a presenter at the Orthopaedic Trauma Association Annual Meeting.

Published results showed significant improvements in patient-reported outcomes at a minimum of 5 years among patients who underwent hip arthroscopy with segmental labral reconstruction. These results were comparable with patients who underwent primary labral repair, except primary labral reconstruction resulted in lower patient satisfaction scores.

In a study of patients with no or mild osteoarthritis who underwent arthroscopic partial meniscectomy, investigators found no clinically meaningful differences in patient satisfaction or clinical outcomes between patients who had traumatic vs. degenerative tears.