What’s New in Sports Medicine 2022
Co-author Rachel M. Frank, MD summarizes the 5 most compelling findings from among the studies highlighted in the new “…
Reducing Follow-up Loss – LTF
A randomized clinical trial remains at the top of the Level of Evidence pyramid precisely because this experimental design is …
ACL Reconstructions: Who Needs Them?
Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries once were career-ending for athletes. With the advent of ACL reconstruction, elite athletes have been …
Reconstruction for Chronic ACL Tears with or without Anterolateral Structure Augmentation in Patients at High Risk for Clinical Failure
Compared with isolated ACLR, combined ACLR and ALSA resulted in a reduction in persistent rotatory laxity and higher rates of …
What’s New in Sports Medicine 2021
Every month, JBJS publishes a review of the most pertinent and impactful studies published in the orthopaedic literature during the …
FDA OKs Synthetic Implant for Repairing ACL Tears
OrthoBuzz has been following the development of the Bridge-Enhanced ACL Repair (BEAR) implant—a synthetic alternative to graft-based anterior cruciate ligament …
What’s New in Sports Medicine 2020
Every month, JBJS publishes a review of the most pertinent and impactful studies published in the orthopaedic literature during the …
Precise Pivot-Shift Data Shines New Light on Partial ACL Tears
Concern, conversations, and controversy still exist around the optimal treatment for a partial anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear. Many surgeons …
Vancomycin-Soaked ACL Grafts Cut Already-Low Infection Rates
The word “infection” contains 9 letters, but it’s a four-letter word for orthopaedic surgeons. Postoperative infections are complications that we …