Arthroscopy : the journal of arthroscopic & related surgery : official publication of the Arthroscopy Association of North America and the International Arthroscopy Association
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Increased tibial slope is associated with increased risk of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury in the skeletally immature. Recent studies, however, emphasize a mutual influence, as tibial slope has been shown to increase over time in the ACL-deficient skeletally immature knee. ⋯ In the skeletally immature knee, especially, the soft tissue geometry is thought to have significant impact on ACL injury risk. However, it remains unknown whether alteration of the meniscal slope may represent a causality of ACL deficiency.
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Lack of high-quality evidence has limited the widespread acceptance of platelet-rich plasma, bone marrow aspirate, and other therapeutics, collectively referred to as "orthobiologics," for partial-thickness rotator cuff tears and associated tendinopathies. The existing literature is limited, among other things, by underpowered studies and imprecise descriptions of the administration and/or formulation of the platelet-rich plasma being investigated. However, recent research favors platelet-rich plasma over corticosteroid injections in the nonoperative treatment of rotator cuff pathology. ⋯ A corticosteroid injection may have been the "go-to" nonoperative intervention in the past, but platelet-rich plasma may be a more effective arrow in our quiver. Of course, the conspicuous cost differential between these 2 different injections remains a very real consideration. However, this should be weighed against the increased risk (and cost) of a revision repair in the event that a surgical repair is performed subsequent to a corticosteroid injection.
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Editorial Comment
Editorial Commentary: Neuraxial Anesthesia Improves Pain After Hip Arthroscopy but Risks Ambulatory Discharge Delay.
Hip arthroscopy continues to be one of the fastest-growing orthopaedic procedures nationally, and pain control following these procedures can be challenging. As regional anesthesia techniques for this population have shown to have limited benefits, pain management for hip arthroscopy focused on multimodal analgesia and preventive analgesia, interventions that reduce postoperative hyperalgesia. The use of neuraxial anesthesia such as spinal and epidural anesthesia, established preventive analgesic anesthetic techniques, has demonstrated to improve postoperative pain in orthopaedic surgery when compared with general anesthesia. This promising finding highlights that despite potential disadvantages of neuraxial anesthesia, such as a small risk for complications or delayed resolution of the neuraxial block that could delay discharge, neuraxial anesthesia could be a suitable anesthetic technique for ambulatory orthopaedic surgery.
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Modification of the Patte rotator cuff tear classification by using 2 coronal cuts to judge severity of retraction can help differentiate repairable from irreparable rotator cuff tears and allow for more accurate tear pattern identification.
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Editorial Comment
Editorial Commentary: As Nature Intended: Will Inclusion of the Medial Patellotibial Ligament Create a Better Medial Patellofemoral Complex Reconstruction?
The medial patellofemoral complex, composed predominantly of the medial patellofemoral ligament, plays an important role in patellar tracking and stability. Medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction is accordingly one of the most broadly applied surgical techniques for treating patellar instability. ⋯ The medial patellotibial ligament clearly serves an important supporting role in patellar tracking and stability, particularly in early flexion, and its inclusion in medial soft-tissue reconstructions more closely restores native patella tracking. Whether reconstructions incorporating the medial patellotibial ligament will translate to improved outcomes remains unclear.