New AAOS guidelines outline prevention and treatment strategies for ACL injuries
The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) Board of Directors has approved Appropriate Use Criteria (AUCs) for anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury prevention programs… Read more
Meniscal Transplant in Patients 50 and Younger Relieves Pain, Delays Additional Surgery
Sixty-three percent of meniscal transplants were viable at 10 years. Only 11 percent of patients with successful transplants had pain when engaging in daily activities. Also, nearly three-fourths of… Read more
Osteochondral allograft transplantation improved functional scores, survivorship
Osteochondral allograft transplantation performed as either primary treatment or after failure of previous subchondral marrow stimulation had favorable results, with significant improvement of… Read more
Restoring Cartilage: The Holy Grail of Orthopaedics
For decades, researchers have been investigating different methods of cartilage repair, but no approach has yet risen to “gold standard” status. In the June 24, 2015 edition of JBJS… Read more
Meniscus preservation is key first step of cartilage repair
Meniscus preservation in surgery is the critical first step in cartilage repair. Read more
High patient satisfaction, improved function found after meniscal allograft transplantation
Patients who undergo meniscal allograft transplantation had high patient satisfaction and improvement in function, according to results presented here at the International Cartilage Repair Society… Read more
No return to OR found 90 days after meniscal allograft transplantation
“The key take-home point to our study is that following meniscal allograft transplantation using our national assessment we had a 90-day return to OR rate of zero,” Frank McCormick,… Read more
New Study Shows Allograft Processing Matters
The study found BioCleanse® graft processing, younger patient age, Bone-Patellar Tendon-Bone (BPTB) allografts and irradiation over 1.8 Mrad were all associated with a higher risk of clinical… Read more
ACL surgery may significantly improve physical health and function in younger athletes
ACL reconstruction resulted in large improvements in the physical function scores, with a mean improvement of 12 points (out of 100) at two years and six years following surgery. Read more