Low percentage of patients passed the 'Back in Action' test battery 9 months after bone-patellar tendon-bone anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.

Background: Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction is recommended in patients who intend to return to high-level sports. However, there is only a 55-80% return to pre-injury level of sports after ACL reconstruction, with a re-injury rate up to 20%. The aim of this study was to determine the percentage of patients passing the Back in Action (BIA) test 9 months after primary bone-patellar-tendon-bone (BPTB) ACL reconstruction, and evaluate the association between passing the BIA test and patient reported outcome measurements (PROMs).

Effect of Low-Load Blood Flow Restriction Training After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Systematic Review.

Background: Quadriceps strength and mass deficits are common after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction. Postoperatively, heavy load resistance training can have detrimental effects on knee joint pain and ACL graft laxity. Therefore, low-load blood flow restriction (LL-BFR) training has been suggested as an alternative to traditional strength rehabilitation.

Predictors of patient satisfaction after primary hamstring anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.

Background: Predictors of patient satisfaction (PS) after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction are not well known. This study investigated predictors of PS and whether PS was associated with pre-injury level of sport participation, patient reported knee function and quality of life after ACL reconstruction.

Methods: Patients who underwent primary hamstring ACL reconstruction between January 2015 and December 2017 were retrospectively evaluated.

Preferences in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction and return to sport: A survey among surgeons in the Netherlands.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the preferences of surgeons on technique for femoral tunnel placement, graft selection and criteria for return to sport in the Netherlands.

Methods: A web-based survey among the Dutch Association of Arthroscopy was conducted.

Results: A total of 125 members (24.

Mechanoreceptors observed in a ligamentous structure between the posterior horn of the lateral meniscus and the anterior cruciate ligament.

Purpose: A histological study of a structure between the posterior horn of the lateral meniscus and the anterior cruciate ligament.

Methods: Bilateral fresh-frozen cadaveric knees of two male donors (age 71 and 76 years) with no history of prior knee injury were examined. All dissections were performed by one experienced orthopaedic surgeon.

A Modified Extensile Anterior Approach to the Acetabulum for Severe Acetabular Defects.

A modified extensile Smith-Petersen approach was used to access the acetabulum and pelvis in cases with complex acetabular defects requiring extensive reconstructions. Between 2010 and 2014, a total of 49 hips (48 patients) with a variety of acetabular defects were reconstructed using highly porous hemispherical acetabular cups and different reconstruction methods. Preoperative diagnoses included isolated aseptic loosening of the acetabular component, aseptic loosening of both acetabular and femoral components, infection, and other.

Effectiveness of Early Warming With Self-Warming Blankets on Postoperative Hypothermia in Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty.

Background: Hypothermia is an important complication in joint arthroplasty. Commonly, forced air warming (FAW) devices are used intraoperatively to maintain body temperature in patients undergoing surgery. However, it is believed that these convective warming systems could increase the risk of deep surgical site infections due to disruption of unidirectional downward laminar airflow.

Endoscopic debridement and fibrin glue injection of a chronic Morel-Lavallée lesion of the knee in a professional soccer player: A case report and literature review.

A Morel-Lavallée lesion is a post-traumatic closed degloving injury of soft tissue. The lesion is due to a shearing trauma with separation of subcutaneous tissue from underlying fascia. When conservative treatment fails, surgical treatment is imperative.

The Role of Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced MRI in a Child with Sport-Induced Avascular Necrosis of the Scaphoid: A Case Report and Literature Review.

Avascular necrosis (AVN) of the scaphoid in children is very rare and there is currently no consensus when conservative or operative treatment is indicated. A 10-year-old boy, practicing karate, presented with acute pain in his left wrist after falling on the outstretched hand. Imaging showed a scaphoid waist fracture with signs of an ongoing AVN.