A smart decision: smartphone use for operative data collection in arthroscopic shoulder instability surgery.

Objective: This study tested validity, accuracy, and efficiency of the Orthopaedic Minimal Data Set Episode of Care (OME) compared with traditional operative report in arthroscopic surgery for shoulder instability. As of November 2017, OME had successfully captured baseline data on 97% of 18 700 eligible cases.

Materials And Methods: This study analyzes 100 cases entered into OME through smartphones by 12 surgeons at an institution from February to October 2015.

Platelet rich plasma use in allograft ACL reconstructions: two-year clinical results of a MOON cohort study.

Background: Platelet rich plasma has been promoted as a biologic agent to enhance tissue healing. As a concentration of autologous growth factors, it has gained increased use in musculoskeletal applications.

Methods: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of intra-operative PRP on patient-reported outcomes 2 years after ACL reconstruction with tibialis anterior allograft.