Short term clinical outcomes of a Prochondrix® thin laser-etched osteochondral allograft for the treatment of articular cartilage defects in the knee.

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the short-term clinical outcomes of Prochondrix® novel thin, laser-etched osteochondral allograft on isolated articular cartilage defects. Eighteen patients with isolated, symptomatic, full-thickness articular cartilage lesions were treated with marrow stimulation followed by placement of a T-LE allograft. Demographic and intra-operative data was recorded as well as pre- and post-operative International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC), Short Form-36 (SF-36), Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS), Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) and Tegner scores.

Biomechanical Effects of Fiber Patch Augmentation on Rotator Cuff Repairs.

Rotator cuff repairs are a common orthopedic procedure that have a relatively high failure rate when tendon quality is poor. New biotechnology exists that can make tendons with poor quality more amenable to repair. This study examined the biomechanical effects of augmenting a rotator cuff repair with an absorbable fiber patch.

Cyclic Testing of 3 Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction Techniques.

Background: Several techniques are available to secure the graft to the patella during medial patellofemoral ligament (MPFL) reconstruction. The biomechanical properties of these techniques remain unknown.

Purpose: To compare the biomechanical properties of 3 MPFL patellar fixation techniques: bone tunnels (BT), PushLock anchors (PL), and tenodesis screws (TS).

Comparison of revision rates in bone-patella tendon-bone autograft and allograft anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.

This study compared the revision rates after autograft and allograft bone-patella tendon-bone anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction. All bone-patella tendon-bone ACL reconstructions performed by a single surgeon between January 2000 and December 2006 were identified by retrospective chart review. Two hundred twenty-three patients met the inclusion criteria and 173 patients were available for follow-up.