Biomechanical Comparison of Fixed-Loop and Adjustable-Loop Cortical Suspensory Devices for Metaphyseal Femoral-Sided Soft Tissue Graft Fixation in Anatomic Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Using a Porcine Model.

Purpose: To compare the displacement, stiffness, and ultimate failure load of a fixed-loop cortical suspensory device with 2 adjustable-loop devices when positioned on metaphyseal bone.

Methods: Thirty devices (10 of each device) were positioned on the metaphyseal cortex of 30 porcine femora simulating anatomic anterior cruciate ligament femoral tunnel placement. Bovine tendons were used for soft tissue grafts, and the constructs were then cycled 1,000 times and pulled to failure, measuring displacement, stiffness, and failure load.

Outcomes of Bankart Repairs Using Modern Arthroscopic Technique in an Athletic Population.

Purpose: To report a large number of highly active patients who underwent arthroscopic Bankart repair at our institution over the last decade.

Methods: A retrospective analysis of patients who underwent primary and revision arthroscopic Bankart repairs using bioabsorbable anchors was performed. Outcome measures included recurrence of dislocation, American Shoulder and Elbow Scores (ASES), Rowe, visual analog scale (VAS), return to sports, and satisfaction scores.

Hypertension attenuates cell-to-cell communication in hamster retractor muscle feed arteries.

This study examined whether hypertension attenuated cell-to-cell communication in skeletal muscle resistance arteries. Briefly, arteries feeding the retractor muscle of normotensive and hypertensive hamsters were cannulated, pressurized, and superfused with a physiological saline solution. Cell-to-cell communication was functionally assessed by application of vasoactive stimuli (via micropipette) to a small portion of a feed artery while diameter at sites distal to the point of agent application was monitored.