The Success of Hip Arthroscopy in an Active Duty Population.

Purpose: To examine the outcomes of arthroscopic treatment of the hip in a young, active military population. Specifically, the ability to return to duty was the prime indicator of success. In addition, an objective evaluation of various demographic and surgery-related variables was performed to identify predictors for success or failure of treatment in this military population.

Achillon mini-open Achilles tendon repair: early outcomes and return to duty results in U.S. military service members.

The purpose of this article is to report short-term outcomes and return to duty rates in a cohort of active duty U.S. military personnel who underwent repair of acute Achilles tendon ruptures using the Achillon mini-open technique.

Anatomic location and morphology of symptomatic, operatively treated osteochondral lesions of the talus.

Background: Historically, osteochondral lesions of the talus (OCLTs) were thought to occur most commonly in the anterolateral and posteromedial talar dome; however, new classification systems are able to describe OCLT location more precisely. A recent magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) study introduced a novel nine-zone anatomic grid of the talar dome, demonstrating that most OCLTs occur in the central portion of the medial and lateral talar dome, with medial lesions being more common as well as larger in depth and surface area. The current study sought to determine if similar location and morphology patterns were consistent in symptomatic, operatively treated OCLTs.

Non-emergent orthopaedic injuries sustained by soldiers in Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Background: The majority of soldiers deployed to the theater of combat operations return safely after completion of the deployment. Many of these soldiers sustain non-emergent musculoskeletal injuries that initially are treated nonoperatively and ultimately require surgery following their combat tour.

Methods: A prospective evaluation of the orthopaedic surgery consultations and surgical procedures required by soldiers returning from a full combat deployment was performed.