High Tibial Osteotomy Survivorship: A Population-Based Study.

Background: High tibial osteotomy (HTO) was developed to treat early medial compartment osteoarthritis in varus knees.

Purpose: To evaluate the midterm and long-term outcomes of HTO in a large population-based cohort of patients.

Study Design: Case-control study; Level of evidence, 3.

Should antibiotics be administered before arthroscopic knee surgery? A systematic review of the literature.

Aim: To explore the current evidence surrounding the administration of prophylactic antibiotics for arthroscopic knee surgery.

Methods: Databases were searched from inception through May of 2018 for studies examining prophylactic antibiotic use and efficacy in knee arthroscopy. Studies with patient data were further assessed for types of arthroscopic procedures performed, number of patients in the study, use of antibiotics, and outcomes with the intention of performing a pooled analysis.

Parylene scaffold for cartilage lesion.

Evaluate parylene scaffold feasibility in cartilage lesion treatment, introducing a novel paradigm combining a reparative and superficial reconstructive procedure. Fifteen rabbits were used. All animals had both knees operated and the same osteochondral lesion model was created bilaterally.